Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7401

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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7401
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 AMD EPYC 7401

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 or AMD EPYC 7401 - 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 E5-2680 v4 has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD EPYC 7401 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7401 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD EPYC (111)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
6 Generation 1
Broadwell E Architecture Naples (Zen)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7401 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401
14 Cores 24
28 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 E5-2680 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401
-- 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 E5-2680 v4 supports a maximum of 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7401 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
1536 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
35.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 128
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a TDP of 120 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7401 is 170 W.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 170 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a 35.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7401 cache has a total of 64.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401
14 nm Technology 14 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 Q3/2017
-- Release price 1450 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz
892 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
844 (95%)

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 E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz
10459 (74%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
14101 (100%)

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 E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz
138 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
132 (96%)

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 E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz
2004 (63%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
3156 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz
124 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz
695 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz
1069 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 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 E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz
7966 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz
213 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz
3107 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz
230 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz
17951 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 AMD EPYC 7401
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