Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 vs AMD EPYC 7251
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 with 12 cores 2.7GHz and AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)
AMD EPYC 7251 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (120W vs 130W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2
710
AMD EPYC 7251
+10%
781
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2
+42%
5194
AMD EPYC 7251
3651
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Jun 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Naples
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Generation
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
81 °C
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
160 mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
CPU Performance
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.9 GHz
12
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
27.0
Multiplier
21.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
4
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
