Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 vs AMD Sempron 2650

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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Sempron 2650
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 AMD Sempron 2650

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 or AMD Sempron 2650 - 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 E5-2697 v4 has 18 cores with 36 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 E5-2697 v4 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD Sempron 2650 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.45 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Sempron 2650 was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD Sempron (2)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group AMD Sempron 2000/3000 (2)
6 Generation 1
Broadwell E Architecture Kabini (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz). The AMD Sempron 2650 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.45 GHz.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 Characteristic AMD Sempron 2650
18 Cores 2
36 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.45 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 E5-2697 v4 Characteristic AMD Sempron 2650
-- 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 AMD Radeon HD 8240
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

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 AMD Radeon HD 8240
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 supports a maximum of 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Sempron 2650 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 Characteristic AMD Sempron 2650
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3L-1333
1536 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.7 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
45.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
40 PCIe lanes 4
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 has a TDP of 145 W, that of the AMD Sempron 2650 is 25 W.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 Characteristic AMD Sempron 2650
145 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 has a 45.00 MB cache, while the AMD Sempron 2650 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 Characteristic AMD Sempron 2650
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 2011-3 Socket AM1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2014
2700 $ Release price 26 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 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 E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 3.60 GHz
912 (100%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
178 (20%)

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 E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
10154 (100%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
340 (3%)

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 E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 3.60 GHz
1124 (100%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
161 (14%)

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 E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
7785 (100%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
273 (4%)

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 E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
19911 (100%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
564 (3%)

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 E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 3.60 GHz
257 (100%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 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 E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
5697 (100%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
AMD Radeon HD 8240 @ 0.40 GHz
102 (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 E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 3.60 GHz
150 (100%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 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 E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
2658 (100%)
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 AMD Sempron 2650
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