Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7351P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and AMD EPYC 7351P 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 E5-2640 v4

AMD EPYC 7351P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1866 vs 1788
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5464 vs 5027

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1866 vs 1788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464 vs 5027

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25657 vs 21176
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 708 vs 695

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25657 vs 21176
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	708 vs 695

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1866

1788

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21176

25657

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

708

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5464

5027

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	AMD EPYC 7351P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1866	1788
PassMark - CPU mark	21176	25657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	695	708
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464	5027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	AMD EPYC 7351P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1416	1410
Processor Number	E5-2640V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$838.77
Value for money (0-100)		5.56
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	32
VID voltage range	0
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	68.3 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P
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™)