AMD EPYC 9V94 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9V94 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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 9V94

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9V94

122 more cores, run more applications at once: 128 vs 6
244 more threads: 256 vs 12
10.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
85.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
17.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 83538 vs 17211

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	128 vs 6
Number of threads	256 vs 12
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	83538 vs 17211

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1980 vs 1902

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1980 vs 1902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9V94
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1902

1980

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

83538

17211

Name	AMD EPYC 9V94	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1902	1980
PassMark - CPU mark	83538	17211
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9V94	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Place in performance rating	342	340
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,200
Price now		$2,641.75
Processor Number		E5-2643V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	128	6
Number of threads	256	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA2011
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)