Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697A 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

AMD EPYC 7401

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2161 vs 1850
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 28945 vs 24681

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2161 vs 1850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28945 vs 24681

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55280 vs 34290
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3541 vs 3406

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55280 vs 34290
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3541 vs 3406

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2161

1850

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34290

55280

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3406

3541

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

28945

24681

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4	AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark	2161	1850
PassMark - CPU mark	34290	55280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3406	3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28945	24681

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4	AMD EPYC 7401
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	113	121
Processor Number	E5-2697AV4
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	2.60 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	32	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)	145 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™)