Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 vs AMD EPYC 7551P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 and AMD EPYC 7551P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1943 vs 1770
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 805 vs 609
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7269 vs 6648
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1943 vs 1770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 805 vs 609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7269 vs 6648

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551P

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 22 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 10
  • 44 more threads: 64 vs 20
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38126 vs 24001
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 32 vs 10
Number of threads 64 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 38126 vs 24001

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1943
1770
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24001
38126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
805
609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7269
6648
Name Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 AMD EPYC 7551P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1943 1770
PassMark - CPU mark 24001 38126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 805 609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7269 6648

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 AMD EPYC 7551P

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Zen
Launch date Q3'14 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1242 1236
Processor Number E5-2687WV3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz 2 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.7°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 10 32
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 20 64
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V
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 68 GB/s 341 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt 180 Watt
Socket Count 1P

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™)