Intel Xeon E-2124 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2124 and AMD EPYC 7551 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.

Intel Xeon E-2124

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2504 vs 1742

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2018 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2504 vs 1742

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
60 more threads: 64 vs 4
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 56671 vs 6931

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 4
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	56671 vs 6931

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2124
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2504

1742

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6931

56671

Name	Intel Xeon E-2124	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	2504	1742
PassMark - CPU mark	6931	56671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2124	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	May 2018	June 2017
Place in performance rating	879	230
Processor Number	E-2124
Series	Intel® Xeon® E Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$3,813.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	126 mm	192 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	32
Number of threads	4	64
Transistor count	1400 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt	180 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)