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.

AMD EPYC 8324P

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

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	418	411
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)