AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7742 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 7742

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
42 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 22
84 more threads: 128 vs 44
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.7x 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	7 Aug 2019 vs 20 June 2016
Number of cores	64 vs 22
Number of threads	128 vs 44
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1408 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 5.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 55 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1536 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 225 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 225 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7742
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	97501
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 7742	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	20 June 2016
Place in performance rating	94	274
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Processor Number		E5-2696 v4
Series		E5-2000
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	1408 KB
L2 cache	32 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	64	22
Number of threads	128	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	190.7 GB/s	71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1536 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x4, 1x16
Number of USB ports		3.0
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)