AMD EPYC 7473X vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7473X and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 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, 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 7473X

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 22
4 more threads: 48 vs 44
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
14x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	22 Mar 2022 vs 20 June 2016
Number of cores	24 vs 22
Number of threads	48 vs 44
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1408 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 5.5 MB
L3 cache	768 MB vs 55 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 240 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7473X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201
PassMark - CPU mark	81282
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 7473X	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell EP
Launch date	22 Mar 2022	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$3900
Place in performance rating	262	272
Family		Xeon E5
Processor Number		E5-2696 v4
Series		E5-2000
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1408 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	768 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	22
Number of threads	48	44
Transistor count	33200 million	7.2 billion
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1536 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Socket Count	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0
Number of USB ports		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 1x16
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)