AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7H12 and Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7H12

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7H12

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
96 more threads: 128 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97573 vs 33984

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	64 vs 16
Number of threads	128 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97573 vs 33984

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 93% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2155 vs 2022

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2155 vs 2022

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7H12
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2022

2155

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

97573

33984

Name	AMD EPYC 7H12	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2022	2155
PassMark - CPU mark	97573	33984
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7H12	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	18 Sep 2019	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	138	132
Processor Number		E5-2697AV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	6 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	64	16
Number of threads	128	32
Transistor count	3800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		78°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	145 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
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)