AMD EPYC 7443 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7443 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 7443

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7443

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 22
4 more threads: 48 vs 44
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 9% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x 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
Number of cores	24 vs 22
Number of threads	48 vs 44
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 1408 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 5.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 55 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1536 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7443
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	AMD EPYC 7443	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380
PassMark - CPU mark	71156
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 7443	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell EP
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$2010
OPN PIB	100-100000340WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000340
Place in performance rating	285	272
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Processor Number		E5-2696 v4
Series		E5-2000
Performance
Base frequency	2.85 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	1408 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	22
Number of threads	48	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	165-200 Watt
Socket Count	2P
Sockets supported	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 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)