AMD EPYC 9V94 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9V94 and Intel Xeon E5-2637 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 9V94

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9V94

124 more cores, run more applications at once: 128 vs 4
248 more threads: 256 vs 8
5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 83538 vs 14043

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	128 vs 4
Number of threads	256 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	83538 vs 14043

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1902

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206 vs 1902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9V94
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1902

2206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

83538

14043

Name	AMD EPYC 9V94	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1902	2206
PassMark - CPU mark	83538	14043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9V94	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Place in performance rating	342	311
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Launch date		Q1'16
Processor Number		E5-2637V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	128	4
Number of threads	256	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		75°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
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	SP5	FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		135 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
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)