Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7551P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 and AMD EPYC 7551P 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 E5-1660 v4

AMD EPYC 7551P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2204 vs 1770
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 888 vs 609
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6851 vs 6648

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2204 vs 1770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	888 vs 609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6851 vs 6648

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38126 vs 13619

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	38126 vs 13619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2204

1770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13619

38126

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

888

609

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6851

6648

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4	AMD EPYC 7551P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2204	1770
PassMark - CPU mark	13619	38126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	888	609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6851	6648

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4	AMD EPYC 7551P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q2'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1249	1235
Processor Number	E5-1660V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	16	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	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	180 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™)