AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8324P and Intel Xeon E5-2696 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8324P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 22
  • 20 more threads: 64 vs 44
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 45% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 20 June 2016
Number of cores 32 vs 22
Number of threads 64 vs 44
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 1408 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 5.5 MB
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) vs 55 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8324P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name AMD EPYC 8324P Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367
PassMark - CPU mark 57127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8324P Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $1895
Place in performance rating 366 307
Architecture codename Broadwell EP
Family Xeon E5
Processor Number E5-2696 v4
Series E5-2000
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.65 GHz 2.2 GHz
Die size 4x 73 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 1408 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 5.5 MB
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) 55 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 32 22
Number of threads 64 44
Transistor count 35,500 million 7.2 billion
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range -25 °C - 125 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-2400
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1536 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported SP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 150 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only) 1x4, 1x16
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
Number of USB ports 3.0

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)