Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 vs AMD EPYC 72F3

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Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 72F3
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 AMD EPYC 72F3

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 or AMD EPYC 72F3 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD EPYC 72F3 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 72F3 was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
6 Generation 3
Broadwell E Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz). The AMD EPYC 72F3 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.10 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 72F3
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 72F3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 supports a maximum of 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 72F3 can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 72F3
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-3200
1536 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
40 PCIe lanes 128
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 has a TDP of 135 W, that of the AMD EPYC 72F3 is 180 W.

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 72F3
135 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 180 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 200 W
-- TDP down 165 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 has a 25.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 72F3 cache has a total of 256.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 72F3
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 2011-3 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q1/2021
2060 $ Release price 2468 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 (66%)
AMD EPYC 72F3 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 (54%)
AMD EPYC 72F3 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1002 (66%)
AMD EPYC 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
1512 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
7495 (57%)
AMD EPYC 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
13080 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
13948 (51%)
AMD EPYC 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
27253 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1147 (100%)
AMD EPYC 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6824 (100%)
AMD EPYC 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
151 (100%)
AMD EPYC 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1448 (100%)
AMD EPYC 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 AMD EPYC 72F3
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