AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

What is the difference between AMD EPYC 7542 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

981Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score839
12115Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score11272
56809PassMark CPU Mark Rating21216
2206PassMark Single Thread Rating1898

Processor Specs

AMD EPYC 7542ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2697 v4
2900 MHzFrequency2300 MHz
3400 MHzMaximum Frequency3600 MHz
32Cores18
64Threads36
225 WTDP145 W
RomeCodenameBroadwell
Socket SP3 (4094)PackageSocket 2011 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

982Single-Core Score907
964Multi-Core Score18499
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 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)ModelHewlett-Packard HP Z840 Workstation
N/AMotherboardHewlett-Packard 2129
Power PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

AMD EPYC 7542NameIntel Xeon E5-2697 v4
1 Processor, 1 CoreTopology2 Processors, 36 Cores, 72 Threads
AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1
2.90 GHzBase Frequency2.29 GHz
Maximum Frequency3591 MHz
PackageSocket 2011 LGA
CodenameBroadwell-E/EP
64.0 KB x 1L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 18
64.0 KB x 1L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 18
512 KB x 1L2 Cache256 KB x 18
16.0 MB x 1L3 Cache45.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

987 MBSize64.00 GB
Frequency1197 MHz
TypeDDR4 SDRAM
Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

982Single-Core Score907
1830Crypto Score1162
856Integer Score866
1114Floating Point Score 953
1830
3.12 GB/sec
AES-XTS1162
1.98 GB/sec
1041
5.26 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)970
4.91 MB/sec
806
38.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1034
48.9 Mpixels/sec
753
2.12 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)900
2.54 MTE/sec
812
953.8 KElements/sec
HTML5802
942.1 KElements/sec
743
232.9 Krows/sec
SQLite839
263.0 Krows/sec
885
48.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering859
46.6 Mpixels/sec
797
253.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering808
257.4 KB/sec
860
6.70 Klines/sec
Clang843
6.57 Klines/sec
1070
12.4 images/sec
Camera772
8.95 images/sec
1135
1.42 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics749
937.0 Kpairs/sec
972
6021.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics977
6053.0 FPS
1144
62.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur699
38.4 Mpixels/sec
982
7.56 images/sec
Face Detection913
7.03 images/sec
741
18.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection834
20.6 Mpixels/sec
2002
98.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1502
73.7 Mpixels/sec
1678
22.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR1660
22.6 Mpixels/sec
1375
1.10 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1142
916.9 Kpixels/sec
888
7.95 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion804
7.21 Kpixels/sec
910
29.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition976
31.2 Words/sec
954
36.9 images/sec
Machine Learning676
26.1 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

964Multi-Core Score18499
1485Crypto Score12560
852Integer Score17990
1121Floating Point Score 20592
1485
2.53 GB/sec
AES-XTS12560
21.4 GB/sec
962
4.87 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)28913
146.2 MB/sec
889
42.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression30080
1.42 Gpixels/sec
727
2.05 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)6270
17.7 MTE/sec
792
930.0 KElements/sec
HTML514534
17.1 MElements/sec
751
235.4 Krows/sec
SQLite24748
7.75 Mrows/sec
879
47.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering12389
672.3 Mpixels/sec
776
247.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering18838
5.86 MB/sec
902
7.03 Klines/sec
Clang27106
211.2 Klines/sec
1045
12.1 images/sec
Camera15910
184.4 images/sec
1148
1.44 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics10832
13.6 Mpairs/sec
976
6047.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics34379
212994.2 FPS
1154
63.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur23442
1.29 Gpixels/sec
991
7.63 images/sec
Face Detection27516
211.8 images/sec
736
18.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection20624
508.4 Mpixels/sec
2026
99.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting30054
1.47 Gpixels/sec
1671
22.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR36023
490.9 Mpixels/sec
1430
1.15 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing26741
21.5 Mpixels/sec
890
7.98 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion16134
144.5 Kpixels/sec
902
28.9 Words/sec
Speech Recognition15127
483.6 Words/sec
956
36.9 images/sec
Machine Learning8064
311.6 images/sec