Intel Xeon E5 2637 vs AMD EPYC 73F3
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2637 with 2 cores 3GHz and AMD EPYC 73F3 with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2637 's Advantages
Lower TDP (80W vs 240W)
AMD EPYC 73F3 's Advantages
Released 9 years late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 5MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2637
+118%
1094
AMD EPYC 73F3
501
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2637
+78%
4199
AMD EPYC 73F3
2348
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Mar 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Milan
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))
Package
1.27 billions
Transistor Count
33.2 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
240 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
294 mm²
Die Size
8x81 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
416 mm²
CPU Performance
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
2
Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
35.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
5 MB shared
L3 Cache
256 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
Cores per CCD
2
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
4
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
4
-
PCIe Lanes
128
