Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2 vs AMD EPYC 7351P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2 and AMD EPYC 7351P 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 E5-4640 v2

AMD EPYC 7351P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 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 7351P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1788 vs 1373
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25657 vs 19028

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1788 vs 1373
PassMark - CPU mark	25657 vs 19028

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1373

1788

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19028

25657

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2	AMD EPYC 7351P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1373	1788
PassMark - CPU mark	19028	25657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		708
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2	AMD EPYC 7351P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Zen
Launch date	Q1'14	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1396	1410
Processor Number	E5-4640V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$838.77
Value for money (0-100)		5.56
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	32
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	59.7 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	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™)