Intel Xeon E-2134 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2134 and AMD EPYC 7501 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.

Intel Xeon E-2134

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2134

Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2644 vs 1925

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2644 vs 1925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
56 more threads: 64 vs 8
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24925 vs 9260

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24925 vs 9260

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2134
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2644

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9260

24925

Name	Intel Xeon E-2134	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	2644	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	9260	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2134	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'18	June 2017
Place in performance rating	880	985
Processor Number	E-2134
Series	Intel® Xeon® E Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$4,389.87
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	32
Number of threads	8	64
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 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	155/170 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® 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™)