AMD EPYC 7371 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7371 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7371

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
3.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 1618
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31094 vs 16619

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	31094 vs 16619

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7371
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2377

1618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31094

16619

Name	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377	1618
PassMark - CPU mark	31094	16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC
Place in performance rating	589	533
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date		September 2013
Processor Number		E5-2450V2
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.50 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	341 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1356
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)