AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7H12 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7H12

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 50 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 14
  • 100 more threads: 128 vs 28
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 13.7x 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
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2022 vs 1962
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97573 vs 28284
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2019 vs 10 March 2016
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 64 vs 14
Number of threads 128 vs 28
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 6 MB vs 448 KB
L2 cache 32 MB vs 3.5 MB
L3 cache 256 MB vs 35 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2022 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark 97573 vs 28284

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 280 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7H12
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2022
1962
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
97573
28284
Name AMD EPYC 7H12 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2022 1962
PassMark - CPU mark 97573 28284
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30097

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7H12 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Broadwell
Launch date 18 Sep 2019 10 March 2016
Place in performance rating 139 148
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
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.40 GHz
Die size 74 mm² 306 mm
L1 cache 6 MB 448 KB
L2 cache 32 MB 3.5 MB
L3 cache 256 MB 35 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 64 14
Number of threads 128 28
Transistor count 3800 million 4700 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB) 9.6 GT / s / QPI
Maximum core temperature 86°C
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 4
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt 120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S

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)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)