Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5 and AMD EPYC 7501 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2402 vs 1925

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402 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
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24925 vs 8408

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 8408

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2402

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8408

24925

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	8408	24925
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2615
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2615
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4300
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4300

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	961	985
Processor Number	E3-1585V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	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 core temperature	100
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	32
Number of QPI Links	0
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 size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600MHz, DDR4 2133MHz at 1.2V	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x193A
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	72
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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® OS Guard
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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™)