Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs AMD EPYC 7501
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and AMD EPYC 7501 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
- Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
- 40 more threads: 64 vs 24
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 32 vs 12 |
Number of threads | 64 vs 24 |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 22 nm |
L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) vs 768 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 3 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB vs 30 MB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501
Name | Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 | AMD EPYC 7501 |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 7451 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1925 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 24925 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 | AMD EPYC 7501 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Haswell-EP | Zen |
Family | Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 | AMD EPYC |
Place in performance rating | 922 | 985 |
Processor Number | E5-2678 v3 | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Launch date | June 2017 | |
Price now | $4,389.87 | |
Series | AMD EPYC 7000 Series | |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.27 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2500 MHz | 2 GHz |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 30 MB | 64 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 14 nm |
Number of cores | 12 | 32 |
Number of threads | 24 | 64 |
Die size | 192 mm | |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz | |
Transistor count | 4800 million | |
Unlocked | ||
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 307/341 GB/s | |
Supported memory frequency | 2400/2666 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
Sockets supported | LGA2011-3 (R3) | TR4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 155/170 Watt |
Socket Count | 1P/2P | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | x128 |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |