Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 vs AMD FX-8170

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 and AMD FX-8170 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 E5-2603 v4

AMD FX-8170

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 125 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8170

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 6

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
CPU 2: AMD FX-8170

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4	AMD FX-8170
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081
PassMark - CPU mark	7994
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2370

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4	AMD FX-8170
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zambezi
Launch date	Q1'16	October 2012
Place in performance rating	2306	not rated
Processor Number	E5-2603V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	6
VID voltage range	0
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8192 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.9 GHz
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)