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.

 

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 13614
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 32 vs 8
Number of threads 64 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 38126 vs 13614

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
13614
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 13614 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™)