Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 and AMD EPYC 7301 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 E5-2630L v3

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3

Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3290 vs 2802
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 16710 vs 15384

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3290 vs 2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16710 vs 15384

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1654 vs 1620
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34148 vs 14654

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1654 vs 1620
PassMark - CPU mark	34148 vs 14654

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1620

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14654

34148

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3290

2802

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

16710

15384

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	1620	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	14654	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3290	2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16710	15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q3'14	June 2017
Place in performance rating	542	560
Processor Number	E5-2630LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	32
VID voltage range	0.65V–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	59 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 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	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
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™)