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Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 vs AMD EPYC 7251

The AMD EPYC 7251 is newer than Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz also around 34% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. However, AMD EPYC 7251 uses around 23% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 695 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 E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz×AMD EPYC 7251+ ADD
Price Search Online $966.37 - BUY
Socket TypeFCLGA2011SP3
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.4 GHzUp to 2.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores8 (Threads: 16)8 (Threads: 16)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 20MBL1: 768KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 32MB
TDP95W120W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$21.90
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2013Q1 2018
# of Samples6887
CPU Value53.315.5
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1682(0.0%)1671(-0.7%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)9856(-34.0%)14935(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 1st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz
9,856
AMD EPYC 7251
14,935
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 1st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz
53.3
AMD EPYC 7251
15.5
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz
1,682
AMD EPYC 7251
1,671
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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 E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz AMD EPYC 7251
Max TDP95W120W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.