Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3 vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4667 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2895 vs 2802
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 20597 vs 15384

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2895 vs 2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20597 vs 15384

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1654 vs 1461
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34148 vs 15397

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1654 vs 1461
PassMark - CPU mark	34148 vs 15397

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2895

2802

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

20597

15384

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1461

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15397

34148

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3	AMD EPYC 7301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2895	2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20597	15384
PassMark - Single thread mark	1461	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	15397	34148

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q2'15	June 2017
Place in performance rating	559	560
Processor Number	E5-4667V3
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	2.00 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	32	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)	135 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™)