AMD EPYC 7371 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7371 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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 E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 1978
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 17175

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
L3 cache	64 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320 vs 1978
PassMark - CPU mark	54894 vs 17175

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7371
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2320

1978

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54894

17175

Name	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320	1978
PassMark - CPU mark	54894	17175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC
Place in performance rating	405	356
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,200
Price now		$2,641.75
Processor Number		E5-2643V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.50 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
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		74°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	341 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA2011
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)