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Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 vs AMD EPYC 3251

The AMD EPYC 3251 is newer than Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 @ 2.20GHz and is around -10% slower in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD EPYC 3251 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 19 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 @ 2.20GHz×AMD EPYC 3251+ ADD
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Socket TypeFCLGA2011-3SP4r2
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.0 GHzUp to 3.1 GHz
# of Physical Cores16 (Threads: 32)8 (Threads: 16)
CacheL1: 1,024KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 40MBL1: 2,048KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 256MB
TDP120W50W
Yearly Running Cost$21.90$9.13
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2019Q4 2019
# of Samples316
CPU Value4.344.2
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1805(-4.0%)1881(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)15375(0.0%)13912(-9.5%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 @ 2.20GHz
15,375
AMD EPYC 3251
13,912
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 @ 2.20GHz
4.3
AMD EPYC 3251
44.2
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 @ 2.20GHz
1,805
AMD EPYC 3251
1,881
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 @ 2.20GHz AMD EPYC 3251
Max TDP120W50W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.240.10
Running cost per day$0.060$0.025
Power consumption per year (kWh)87.636.5
Running cost per year$21.90$9.13
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.