Xeon E5-4660 v4 vs EPYC 7301

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7301
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
9.80
Xeon E5-4660 v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
10.05
+2.6%

Xeon E5-4660 v4 outperforms EPYC 7301 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7301 and Xeon E5-4660 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking800782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.140.83
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency5.267.64
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$825$4,727

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7301 has 158% better value for money than Xeon E5-4660 v4.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7301 and Xeon E5-4660 v4 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier2222
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)40 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data83 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7301 and Xeon E5-4660 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon E5-4660 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

EPYC 7301 and Xeon E5-4660 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon E5-4660 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon E5-4660 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size2 TiB1.5 TB
Max memory channels84
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon E5-4660 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12840

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.

EPYC 7301 9.80
Xeon E5-4660 v4 10.05
+2.6%

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.

EPYC 7301 14991
Xeon E5-4660 v4 15375
+2.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.80 10.05
Recency 29 June 2017 20 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 120 Watt

EPYC 7301 has an age advantage of 1 year.

Xeon E5-4660 v4, on the other hand, has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 41.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7301 and Xeon E5-4660 v4.


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