Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 and AMD EPYC 7551 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 E5-2660 v4

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1921 vs 1755
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3364 vs 2956
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 25358 vs 20125

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1921 vs 1755
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3364 vs 2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25358 vs 20125

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
36 more threads: 64 vs 28
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57388 vs 27097

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 14
Number of threads	64 vs 28
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	57388 vs 27097

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1921

1755

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27097

57388

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3364

2956

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

25358

20125

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	1921	1755
PassMark - CPU mark	27097	57388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3364	2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25358	20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	200	228
Processor Number	E5-2660V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$3,813.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	14	32
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	28	64
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	76.8 GB/s	341 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	180 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™)