Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7351

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 and AMD EPYC 7351 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

AMD EPYC 7351

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1907 vs 1747
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35128 vs 25431
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 29615 vs 23587

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1907 vs 1747
PassMark - CPU mark	35128 vs 25431
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	29615 vs 23587

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3547 vs 3294

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3547 vs 3294

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1907

1747

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35128

25431

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3294

3547

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

29615

23587

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4	AMD EPYC 7351
PassMark - Single thread mark	1907	1747
PassMark - CPU mark	35128	25431
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3294	3547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	29615	23587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	52.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	403.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	16.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.162

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4	AMD EPYC 7351
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	110	228
Processor Number	E5-2695V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	36	32
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	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
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™)