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Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7281

The AMD EPYC 7281 is newer than Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4 @ 2.30GHz and is around 50% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD EPYC 7281 uses around 38% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 9 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 E5-2658 v4 @ 2.30GHz×AMD EPYC 7281+ ADD
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Socket TypeFCLGA2011-3SP3
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 2.8 GHzUp to 2.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores14 (Threads: 28)16 (Threads: 32)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 32MBL1: 1,536KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 32MB
TDP105W155W
Yearly Running Cost$19.16$28.29
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2016Q4 2017
# of Samples63
CPU Rank1260843
CPU Value577.627.5
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1583(-2.6%)1626(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)14434(-33.2%)21621(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4 @ 2.30GHz
14,434
AMD EPYC 7281
21,621
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4 @ 2.30GHz
577.6
AMD EPYC 7281
27.5
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4 @ 2.30GHz
1,583
AMD EPYC 7281
1,626
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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 E5-2658 v4 @ 2.30GHz AMD EPYC 7281
Max TDP105W155W
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.