Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 and AMD EPYC 7401 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 E5-1680 v4

AMD EPYC 7401

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2316 vs 1850
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4025 vs 3541
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 25553 vs 24681

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2316 vs 1850
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4025 vs 3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25553 vs 24681

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

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
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55280 vs 14252

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55280 vs 14252

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2316

1850

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14252

55280

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4025

3541

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

25553

24681

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4	AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark	2316	1850
PassMark - CPU mark	14252	55280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4025	3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25553	24681

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4	AMD EPYC 7401
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q2'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	143	134
Processor Number	E5-1680V4
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	3.40 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	16	48
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	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
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™)