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.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

AMD EPYC 7501

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
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Zen
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3	AMD EPYC
Place in performance rating	921	984
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
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
Max memory channels	2	8
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
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
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)