Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7501
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
- Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
- Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28133 vs 24925
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 28133 vs 24925 |
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
- 32 more threads: 64 vs 32
- Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1925 vs 1756
Specifications (specs) | |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 32 vs 16 |
Number of threads | 64 vs 32 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1925 vs 1756 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 | AMD EPYC 7501 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1756 | 1925 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 28133 | 24925 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 3194 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 28493 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 14.382 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 107.856 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.452 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 7.106 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 28.156 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 | AMD EPYC 7501 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Broadwell | Zen |
Launch date | Q1'16 | June 2017 |
Place in performance rating | 831 | 985 |
Processor Number | E5-2683V4 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family | AMD EPYC 7000 Series |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | AMD EPYC | |
Price now | $4,389.87 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.27 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.10 GHz | 2 GHz |
Bus Speed | 9.6 GT/s QPI | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 84°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.00 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 16 | 32 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Number of threads | 32 | 64 |
VID voltage range | 0 | |
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 |
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Max memory channels | 4 | 8 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 307/341 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 | DDR4 |
Supported memory frequency | 2400/2666 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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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) | 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 |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | 2S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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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™) |