AMD EPYC 7601 vs Intel Xeon E5 2430
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7601 with 32 cores 2.2GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2430 with 6 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7601 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 15MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Intel Xeon E5 2430 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 180W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7601
+20%
595
Intel Xeon E5 2430
494
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7601
578
Intel Xeon E5 2430
+285%
2231
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
May 2012
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Sandy Bridge-EN
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 1356
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
1.27 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
180 W
Power Consumption
95 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
294 mm²
CPU Performance
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.7 GHz
32
Total Core Count
6
64
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
22.0
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
15 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR3
8
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
-
