Intel Xeon E7-4820 v4 vs AMD FX-6130

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4820 v4 and AMD FX-6130 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.

Intel Xeon E7-4820 v4

AMD FX-6130

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4820 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm

Number of cores	10 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6130

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4820 v4
CPU 2: AMD FX-6130

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4820 v4	AMD FX-6130
PassMark - Single thread mark		1390
PassMark - CPU mark		4353

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4820 v4	AMD FX-6130
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zambezi
Launch date	Q2'16	October 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	1777
Processor Number	E7-4820V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	67°C
Number of cores	10	6
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	20
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6144 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S4S
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)