AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 and Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 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 9124

Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs November 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 768 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

196608x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
491520x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	3 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 64MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229
PassMark - CPU mark	60915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18071

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	November 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083
Place in performance rating	297	289
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge-EP
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Processor Number		E5-2651 v2
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	1800 MHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR3
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		768 GB (per socket)
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP5	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)