Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs AMD EPYC 7601

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 and AMD EPYC 7601 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

AMD EPYC 7601

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2122 vs 1765

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2122 vs 1765

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7601

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 22
20 more threads: 64 vs 44
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53737 vs 44907

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 22
Number of threads	64 vs 44
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53737 vs 44907

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7601

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2122

1765

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44907

53737

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4	AMD EPYC 7601
PassMark - Single thread mark	2122	1765
PassMark - CPU mark	44907	53737

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4	AMD EPYC 7601
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	04'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	625	660
Processor Number	E5-2699AV4
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	2.40 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	22	32
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	44	64
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	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	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	180 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™)