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Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 vs AMD EPYC 72F3

The AMD EPYC 72F3 is newer than Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 @ 2.90GHz also around 48% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 36% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD EPYC 72F3 uses around 29% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 386 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 E5-2666 v3 @ 2.90GHz×AMD EPYC 72F3+ ADD
Price Search Online $1178.27 - BUY
Socket TypeLGA2011-v3SP3
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.5 GHzUp to 4.1 GHz
# of Physical Cores10 (Threads: 20)8 (Threads: 16)
CacheL1: 640KB, L2: 2.5MB, L3: 25MBL1: 128KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 32MB
TDP135W180W
Yearly Running Cost$24.64$32.85
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2015Q4 2021
# of Samples3833
CPU Value0.023.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1967(-35.9%)3070(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)14132(-48.1%)27252(0.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 @ 2.90GHz
14,132
AMD EPYC 72F3
27,252
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 @ 2.90GHz
NA
AMD EPYC 72F3
23.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 @ 2.90GHz
1,967
AMD EPYC 72F3
3,070
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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 E5-2666 v3 @ 2.90GHz AMD EPYC 72F3
Max TDP135W180W
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.