Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 vs AMD EPYC 7401P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 and AMD EPYC 7401P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

  • Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1731 vs 1574
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28546 vs 16970
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1731 vs 1574
PassMark - CPU mark 28546 vs 16970

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1574
1731
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16970
28546
Name Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 AMD EPYC 7401P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1574 1731
PassMark - CPU mark 16970 28546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7285

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 AMD EPYC 7401P

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Zen
Launch date Q1'14 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1294 1288
Processor Number E5-4620V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC
Price now $1,414.80
Value for money (0-100) 3.86

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 2 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 8 24
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 16 48
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V
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 51.2 GB/s 307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400/2666 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Package Size 52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 155/170 Watt
Socket Count 1P

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 x128
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 4S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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™)