AMD EPYC 73F3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 73F3 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD EPYC 73F3

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 73F3

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 14 nm
Around 45% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1536 GB

Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 20 June 2016
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 5.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 55 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1536 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 16
12 more threads: 44 vs 32
Around 38% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 240 Watt

Number of cores	22 vs 16
Number of threads	44 vs 32
L1 cache	1408 KB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 73F3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	AMD EPYC 73F3	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2671
PassMark - CPU mark	65909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 73F3	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell EP
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$3521
OPN PIB	100-100000321WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000321
Place in performance rating	162	274
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Processor Number		E5-2696 v4
Series		E5-2000
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	1408 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	22
Number of threads	32	44
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count		7.2 billion
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s	71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1536 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-240 Watt
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0
Number of USB ports		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 1x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)