AMD EPYC 7451 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7451 with 24 cores 2.3GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2640 v3 with 8 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7451 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1866)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Lower TDP (90W vs 180W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7451
+9%
879
Intel Xeon E5 2640 v3
800
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7451
+61%
5142
Intel Xeon E5 2640 v3
3177
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Sep 2014
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
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Naples
Core Architecture
Haswell-EP
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AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
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180 W
Power Consumption
90 W
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81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
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GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
356 mm²
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CPU Performance
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2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
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24
Total Core Count
8
48
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
23.0
Multiplier
26.0
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96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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2
SMP
2
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Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-1866
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8
Max Memory Channels
4
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Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
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AI Accelerator
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Miscellaneous
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3
PCIe Version
3
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PCIe Lanes
40
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