AMD EPYC 8224P vs Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8224P and Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3 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 8224P

Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8224P

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2337 vs 1461
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 45180 vs 15397

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2337 vs 1461
PassMark - CPU mark	45180 vs 15397

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 160 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 160 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8224P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2337

1461

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45180

15397

Name	AMD EPYC 8224P	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2337	1461
PassMark - CPU mark	45180	15397
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20597

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8224P	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$855
Place in performance rating	586	538
Architecture codename		Haswell
Processor Number		E5-4667V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.55 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Transistor count	17,750 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		87.6°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)