Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 and AMD EPYC 7301 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 E5-2699 v3

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1957 vs 1654

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1957 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	34209 vs 34148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1957

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34209

34148

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	1957	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	34209	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q3'14	June 2017
Place in performance rating	732	485
Processor Number	E5-2699V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Announced
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	36	32
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
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	68 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm
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™)