Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3 vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4660 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
  • 4 more threads: 32 vs 28
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1654 vs 1558
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34148 vs 14256
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 16 vs 14
Number of threads 32 vs 28
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1654 vs 1558
PassMark - CPU mark 34148 vs 14256

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1558
1654
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14256
34148
Name Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3 AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark 1558 1654
PassMark - CPU mark 14256 34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 15384

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3 AMD EPYC 7301

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Zen
Launch date Q2'15 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1265 483
Processor Number E5-4660V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.2 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 82.5°C
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 14 16
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 28 32
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 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400/2666 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 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 4S

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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay 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™)