AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7742 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7742

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
50 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 14
100 more threads: 128 vs 28
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
9.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.3x 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 1.5 TB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2046 vs 1960
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94081 vs 28292

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	64 vs 14
Number of threads	128 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 448 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 3.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 35 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2046 vs 1960
PassMark - CPU mark	94081 vs 28292

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 225 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 225 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7742
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2046

1960

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94081

28292

Name	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2046	1960
PassMark - CPU mark	94081	28292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	10 March 2016
Place in performance rating	160	148
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,745
Price now		$1,762.90
Processor Number		E5-2680V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	448 KB
L2 cache	32 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	64	14
Number of threads	128	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)