Intel Xeon E7-4830 vs AMD EPYC 7551P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4830 and AMD EPYC 7551P 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 E7-4830

AMD EPYC 7551P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4830

Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 180 Watt
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1696 vs 609
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10382 vs 6648

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1696 vs 609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10382 vs 6648

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1780 vs 1012
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38362 vs 19981

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1780 vs 1012
PassMark - CPU mark	38362 vs 19981

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4830
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551P

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1696

609

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

10382

6648

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1012

1780

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19981

38362

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4830	AMD EPYC 7551P
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1696	609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10382	6648
PassMark - Single thread mark	1012	1780
PassMark - CPU mark	19981	38362

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4830	AMD EPYC 7551P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Zen
Launch date	Q2'11	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1115	1152
Processor Number	E7-4830
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
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 size	2 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	180 Watt
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S
PCI Express revision		x128
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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™)