AMD EPYC 7371 vs Intel Xeon E5-2679 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2679 v4
15.71

EPYC 7371 outperforms Xeon E5-2679 v4 by 29% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2679 v4 and EPYC 7371 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking382235
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data4.53
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)16 November 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,550
Current priceno data$2738 (1.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Xeon E5-2679 v4 and EPYC 7371 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores20 (Icosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4032
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache50 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)53 °Cno data
Number of transistors7200 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2679 v4 and EPYC 7371 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration22 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011-3TR4
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and EPYC 7371. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2679 v4 and EPYC 7371 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and EPYC 7371 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and EPYC 7371. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1.5 TB2 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and EPYC 7371.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2679 v4 15.71
EPYC 7371 20.24
+28.8%

EPYC 7371 outperforms Xeon E5-2679 v4 by 29% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2679 v4 24131
EPYC 7371 31094
+28.9%

EPYC 7371 outperforms Xeon E5-2679 v4 by 29% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.71 20.24
Recency 20 June 2016 16 November 2018
Physical cores 20 16
Threads 40 32
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 170 Watt

The EPYC 7371 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2679 v4 in performance tests.


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