AMD EPYC 7371 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7371 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 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 E5-2470 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 1555
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 18945

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB vs 25600 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320 vs 1555
PassMark - CPU mark	54894 vs 18945

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 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 E5-2470 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2320

1555

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54894

18945

Name	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320	1555
PassMark - CPU mark	54894	18945
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		21273

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC
Place in performance rating	471	472
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date		September 2013
Price now		$2,250
Processor Number		E5-2470V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.68
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of threads	32	20
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)