Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 and AMD EPYC 7401 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 7401

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1867 vs 1850
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 29615 vs 24681

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1867 vs 1850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	29615 vs 24681

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55280 vs 34936
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3541 vs 3294

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55280 vs 34936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3541 vs 3294

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1867

1850

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34936

55280

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3294

3541

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

29615

24681

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4	AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark	1867	1850
PassMark - CPU mark	34936	55280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3294	3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	29615	24681
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 7401
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	115	134
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 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	3 GHz
Number of cores	18	24
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	36	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	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™)