AMD EPYC 8434P vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8434P 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).

AMD EPYC 8434P

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8434P

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
26 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 22
52 more threads: 96 vs 44
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8.7x 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	48 vs 22
Number of threads	96 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 19% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8434P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	AMD EPYC 8434P	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2448
PassMark - CPU mark	66490
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 8434P	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$2700
Place in performance rating	304	272
Architecture codename		Broadwell EP
Family		Xeon E5
Processor Number		E5-2696 v4
Series		E5-2000
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 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	3.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	48	22
Number of threads	96	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)	200 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)