AMD EPYC 4344P vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4344P and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, 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 E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4344P

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 61% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 86°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3850 vs 1962
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34198 vs 28284

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2024 vs 10 March 2016
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 86°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 448 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 3.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3850 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark	34198 vs 28284

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 9% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
L3 cache	35 MB vs 32 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4344P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3850

1962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34198

28284

Name	AMD EPYC 4344P	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3850	1962
PassMark - CPU mark	34198	28284
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4344P	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$1,745
Place in performance rating	171	147
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Price now		$1,762.90
Processor Number		E5-2680V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	71 mm²	306 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	448 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	3.5 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
Transistor count	6,570 million	4700 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		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	2
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	120 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		2S
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
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)