EPYC 7351 vs Xeon E5-2698 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2698 v4
2016
20 cores / 40 threads, 135 Watt
14.43
EPYC 7351
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 155 Watt
14.62
+1.3%

EPYC 7351 outperforms Xeon E5-2698 v4 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2698 v4 and EPYC 7351 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking500489
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.733.21
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Power efficiency10.128.14
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)20 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,226$1,100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7351 has 18% better value for money than Xeon E5-2698 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and EPYC 7351 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 speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2224
L1 cacheno data1.5 MB
L2 cache5 MB8 MB
L3 cache50 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2213 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors7200 Million19200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2698 v4 and EPYC 7351 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)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011TR4
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt155 W, 170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and EPYC 7351. 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+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and EPYC 7351 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and EPYC 7351 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and EPYC 7351. 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 E5-2698 v4 and EPYC 7351.

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 E5-2698 v4 14.43
EPYC 7351 14.62
+1.3%

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.

Xeon E5-2698 v4 22929
EPYC 7351 23226
+1.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.43 14.62
Recency 20 June 2016 20 June 2017
Physical cores 20 16
Threads 40 32
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 155 Watt

Xeon E5-2698 v4 has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 14.8% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7351, on the other hand, has a 1.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2698 v4 and EPYC 7351.


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