Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38140 vs 31094

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	38140 vs 31094

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 2105

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 2105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2105

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38140

31094

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2105	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	38140	31094
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8900

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	972	591
Processor Number	E5-2697V4
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	2.30 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	36	32
VID voltage range	0
L3 cache		64 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	200 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)