AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

What is the difference between AMD EPYC 7542 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

981Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score794
12115Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score11889
56809PassMark CPU Mark Rating23642
2206PassMark Single Thread Rating2066

Processor Specs

AMD EPYC 7542ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2696 v4
2900 MHzFrequency2200 MHz
3400 MHzMaximum Frequency3600 MHz
32Cores22
64Threads44
225 WTDP145 W
RomeCodenameBroadwell-E/EP
Socket SP3 (4094)PackageSocket 2011 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

982Single-Core Score798
964Multi-Core Score20695
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.0.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Linux 4.19.0-17-amd64 x86_64Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)ModelDell Inc. Precision Tower 7810
N/AMotherboardDell Inc. 0GWHMW

CPU Specifications

AMD EPYC 7542NameIntel Xeon E5-2696 v4
1 Processor, 1 CoreTopology2 Processors, 44 Cores, 88 Threads
AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1
2.90 GHzBase Frequency2.19 GHz
Maximum Frequency3.69 GHz
PackageSocket 2011 LGA
CodenameBroadwell-E/EP
64.0 KB x 1L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 22
64.0 KB x 1L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 22
512 KB x 1L2 Cache256 KB x 22
16.0 MB x 1L3 Cache55.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

987 MBSize127.92 GB
Frequency1064 MHz
TypeDDR4 SDRAM
Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

982Single-Core Score798
1830Crypto Score955
856Integer Score754
1114Floating Point Score 868
1830
3.12 GB/sec
AES-XTS955
1.63 GB/sec
1041
5.26 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)952
4.82 MB/sec
806
38.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression904
42.8 Mpixels/sec
753
2.12 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)914
2.58 MTE/sec
812
953.8 KElements/sec
HTML5487
571.3 KElements/sec
743
232.9 Krows/sec
SQLite820
256.8 Krows/sec
885
48.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering800
43.4 Mpixels/sec
797
253.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering555
176.8 KB/sec
860
6.70 Klines/sec
Clang799
6.23 Klines/sec
1070
12.4 images/sec
Camera711
8.24 images/sec
1135
1.42 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics749
937.7 Kpairs/sec
972
6021.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics805
4989.1 FPS
1144
62.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur682
37.5 Mpixels/sec
982
7.56 images/sec
Face Detection660
5.08 images/sec
741
18.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection777
19.1 Mpixels/sec
2002
98.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1423
69.8 Mpixels/sec
1678
22.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR1672
22.8 Mpixels/sec
1375
1.10 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1004
806.0 Kpixels/sec
888
7.95 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion744
6.66 Kpixels/sec
910
29.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition866
27.7 Words/sec
954
36.9 images/sec
Machine Learning647
25.0 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

964Multi-Core Score20695
1485Crypto Score15418
852Integer Score20711
1121Floating Point Score 21540
1485
2.53 GB/sec
AES-XTS15418
26.3 GB/sec
962
4.87 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)35253
178.3 MB/sec
889
42.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression38333
1.81 Gpixels/sec
727
2.05 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)6471
18.2 MTE/sec
792
930.0 KElements/sec
HTML516359
19.2 MElements/sec
751
235.4 Krows/sec
SQLite29715
9.31 Mrows/sec
879
47.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering12967
703.7 Mpixels/sec
776
247.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering23408
7.28 MB/sec
902
7.03 Klines/sec
Clang32040
249.6 Klines/sec
1045
12.1 images/sec
Camera16964
196.7 images/sec
1148
1.44 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics6994
8.75 Mpairs/sec
976
6047.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics39348
243776.6 FPS
1154
63.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur22789
1.25 Gpixels/sec
991
7.63 images/sec
Face Detection32960
253.8 images/sec
736
18.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection22855
563.3 Mpixels/sec
2026
99.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting35084
1.72 Gpixels/sec
1671
22.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR41638
567.4 Mpixels/sec
1430
1.15 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing20184
16.2 Mpixels/sec
890
7.98 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion16460
147.5 Kpixels/sec
902
28.9 Words/sec
Speech Recognition19833
634.1 Words/sec
956
36.9 images/sec
Machine Learning10186
393.6 images/sec