AMD EPYC 75F3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 75F3 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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.

AMD EPYC 75F3

Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 75F3

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2664 vs 1573
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 101429 vs 22559

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2664 vs 1573
PassMark - CPU mark	101429 vs 22559

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 225 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 225 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 75F3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2664

1573

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

101429

22559

Name	AMD EPYC 75F3	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2664	1573
PassMark - CPU mark	101429	22559

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 75F3	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$4860
OPN PIB	100-100000313WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000313
Place in performance rating	93	1250
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-4640V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.95 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	32	12
Number of threads	64	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		80
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-280 Watt
Socket Count	2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		4S
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)