AMD EPYC 4244P vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4244P and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4244P

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 3 MB
L3 cache 32 MB (shared) vs 30 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 12 more threads: 24 vs 12
  • Around 64606% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 5.1 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz vs 5.1 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4244P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Name AMD EPYC 4244P Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 3879
PassMark - CPU mark 27492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 84.763

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 4244P Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Essentials

Launch date 21 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Place in performance rating 204 221
Architecture codename Ivy Bridge-EP
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Processor Number E5-2696 v2
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 2500 MHz
Die size 71 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 768 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 3 MB
L3 cache 32 MB (shared) 30 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61°C
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz 3300 MHz
Number of cores 6 12
Number of threads 12 24
Transistor count 6,570 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR3
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB (per socket)

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported AM5 LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 28 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)