Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs AMD EPYC 7401P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and AMD EPYC 7401P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1975 vs 1731
  • Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 699
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7564 vs 7285
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1975 vs 1731
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 907 vs 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7564 vs 7285

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28546 vs 12486
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 28546 vs 12486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1975
1731
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12486
28546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
907
699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7564
7285
Name Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 AMD EPYC 7401P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1975 1731
PassMark - CPU mark 12486 28546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 907 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7564 7285

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 AMD EPYC 7401P

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Zen
Launch date Q3'14 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1294 1291
Processor Number E5-1660V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC
Price now $1,414.80
Value for money (0-100) 3.86

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 65.9°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 8 24
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 16 48
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V
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 4 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400/2666 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 155/170 Watt
Socket Count 1P

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 x128
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 1S 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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)