AMD EPYC 7371 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7371 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, 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 E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 32 vs 28
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 1956
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31094 vs 28537

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB vs 35 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 1956
PassMark - CPU mark	31094 vs 28537

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7371
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2377

1956

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31094

28537

Name	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377	1956
PassMark - CPU mark	31094	28537
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC
Place in performance rating	592	128
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Launch date		10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,745
Price now		$1,762.90
Processor Number		E5-2680V4
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	35 MB
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	32	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache		448 KB
L2 cache		3.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	341 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA2011-3
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)