Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 and AMD FX-6300 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2697 v4

AMD FX-6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
30 more threads: 36 vs 6
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2082 vs 1486
8.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37427 vs 4220
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 736 vs 527
4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8900 vs 1914

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 6
Number of threads	36 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2082 vs 1486
PassMark - CPU mark	37427 vs 4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	736 vs 527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8900 vs 1914

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 145 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 145 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2082

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

37427

4220

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

736

527

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8900

1914

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4	AMD FX-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	2082	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	37427	4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	736	527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8900	1914
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.758

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4	AMD FX-6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Vishera
Launch date	Q1'16	October 2012
Place in performance rating	1099	2673
Processor Number	E5-2697V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD6300WMW6KHK
Price now		$58.99
Value for money (0-100)		31.81
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	79°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	18	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	36	6
VID voltage range	0
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)