AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Intel Xeon E5-2403 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 183% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
3.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3599 vs 971
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25090 vs 4810

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs September 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3599 vs 971
PassMark - CPU mark	25090 vs 4810

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2

131072x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
655360x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 16MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3599

971

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25090

4810

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3599	971
PassMark - CPU mark	25090	4810
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6140
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1770
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5855

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	September 2013
Place in performance rating	523	1560
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EN
Launch price (MSRP)		$223
Price now		$189
Processor Number		E5-2403V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		5.33
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	1.80 GHz
Die size	178 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	1.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	25,000 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FP8	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
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
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)