AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8324P and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8324P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
  • 52 more threads: 64 vs 12
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
  • 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 21.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2367 vs 1978
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57127 vs 17175
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs September 2013
Number of cores 32 vs 6
Number of threads 64 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 vs 1978
PassMark - CPU mark 57127 vs 17175

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 180 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8324P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2367
1978
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
57127
17175
Name AMD EPYC 8324P Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 1978
PassMark - CPU mark 57127 17175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 18673

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8324P Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $1895 $2,200
Place in performance rating 364 356
Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP
Price now $2,641.75
Processor Number E5-2643V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 1.43
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.65 GHz 3.50 GHz
Die size 4x 73 mm² 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 32 6
Number of threads 64 12
Transistor count 35,500 million 1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 74°C
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported SP6 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only) x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)