Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 vs AMD EPYC 7401P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 and AMD EPYC 7401P 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 E5-2687W v4

AMD EPYC 7401P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2075 vs 1724
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28840 vs 28293
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 870 vs 699
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11425 vs 7285

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 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2075 vs 1724
PassMark - CPU mark	28840 vs 28293
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870 vs 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11425 vs 7285

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2075

1724

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28840

28293

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

870

699

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11425

7285

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4	AMD EPYC 7401P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2075	1724
PassMark - CPU mark	28840	28293
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870	699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11425	7285

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4	AMD EPYC 7401P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	927	1215
Processor Number	E5-2687WV4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$1,414.80
Value for money (0-100)		3.86
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	12	24
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	48
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
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
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt	155/170 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™)