AMD EPYC 4344P vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4344P and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 4344P

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4344P

Around 33% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3781 vs 2322
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34474 vs 14218

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3781 vs 2322
PassMark - CPU mark	34474 vs 14218

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4344P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3781

2322

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34474

14218

Name	AMD EPYC 4344P	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3781	2322
PassMark - CPU mark	34474	14218
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25553

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4344P	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$329
Place in performance rating	180	170
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		E5-1680V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.40 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	6,570 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 28 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)