Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 and AMD EPYC 7371 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 16
12 more threads: 44 vs 32
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Number of cores	22 vs 16
Number of threads	44 vs 32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 16% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB vs 55 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	AMD EPYC 7371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark		2377
PassMark - CPU mark		31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell EP
Family	Xeon E5	AMD EPYC
Launch date	20 June 2016
Place in performance rating	274	592
Processor Number	E5-2696 v4
Series	E5-2000	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
L1 cache	1408 KB
L2 cache	5.5 MB
L3 cache	55 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	22	16
Number of threads	44	32
Operating Temperature Range	-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count	7.2 billion
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	71.53 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1536 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
Number of USB ports	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 1x16
PCI Express revision		x128
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)