Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2695 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28312 vs 24925
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 28312 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
  • 36 more threads: 64 vs 28
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1925 vs 1867
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 32 vs 14
Number of threads 64 vs 28
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1925 vs 1867

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1867
1925
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
28312
24925
Name Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark 1867 1925
PassMark - CPU mark 28312 24925

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 AMD EPYC 7501

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Zen
Launch date Q3'14 June 2017
Place in performance rating 965 985
Processor Number E5-2695V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 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

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 2 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 82.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 14 32
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 28 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 307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400/2666 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 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
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™)