Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 and AMD EPYC 7371 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
L3 cache	64 MB vs 30 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2	AMD EPYC 7371
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	18071
PassMark - Single thread mark		2320
PassMark - CPU mark		54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2	AMD EPYC
Launch date	November 2013
Place in performance rating	328	405
Processor Number	E5-2651 v2
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Maximum frequency		3.8 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB (per socket)
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011
Socket Count		1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		200 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)