AMD EPYC 7551P vs Intel Xeon E5-1650

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7551P and Intel Xeon E5-1650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7551P

Intel Xeon E5-1650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551P

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1772 vs 1728
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38198 vs 8089
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6648 vs 4316

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2017 vs March 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1772 vs 1728
PassMark - CPU mark	38198 vs 8089
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6648 vs 4316

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 720 vs 609

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	720 vs 609

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7551P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1772

1728

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38198

8089

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

609

720

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6648

4316

Name	AMD EPYC 7551P	Intel Xeon E5-1650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1772	1728
PassMark - CPU mark	38198	8089
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	609	720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6648	4316
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		58.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.722

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7551P	Intel Xeon E5-1650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	June 2017	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1284	2113
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$175
Price now		$175
Processor Number		E5-1650
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		19.77
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	192 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	32	6
Number of threads	64	12
Transistor count	4800 million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		0 QPI
Maximum core temperature		64.0°C
Number of QPI Links		0
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	341 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	TR4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring