AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8324P and Intel Xeon E7-8890 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8324P

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2367 vs 2110
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 vs 2110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68717 vs 57127
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 68717 vs 57127

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8324P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2367
2110
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
57127
68717
Name AMD EPYC 8324P Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 2110
PassMark - CPU mark 57127 68717

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8324P Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP) $1895
Place in performance rating 366 330
Architecture codename Broadwell
Processor Number E7-8890V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.65 GHz 2.20 GHz
Die size 4x 73 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 32 24
Number of threads 64 48
Transistor count 35,500 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Number of QPI Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s
Maximum memory size 3 TB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 8
Sockets supported SP6 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only) x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes 32
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability S8S

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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay 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)