Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

AMD EPYC 7401

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 10
28 more threads: 48 vs 20
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1850 vs 1613
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55280 vs 19719
5.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3541 vs 689
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 24681 vs 6066

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 10
Number of threads	48 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1850 vs 1613
PassMark - CPU mark	55280 vs 19719
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3541 vs 689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	24681 vs 6066

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1613

1850

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19719

55280

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

689

3541

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6066

24681

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3	AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark	1613	1850
PassMark - CPU mark	19719	55280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	689	3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6066	24681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3	AMD EPYC 7401
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q3'14	June 2017
Place in performance rating	719	124
Processor Number	E5-2650V3
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	2.30 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	10	24
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	48
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	68 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
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	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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™)