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.

 

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 1394 1409
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™)