AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 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.

AMD EPYC 9124

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 2 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2242 vs 1978
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61146 vs 17175

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs September 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2242 vs 1978
PassMark - CPU mark	61146 vs 17175

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
98304x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
245760x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 64MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2242

1978

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

61146

17175

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2242	1978
PassMark - CPU mark	61146	17175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$2,200
Place in performance rating	366	360
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	3 GHz	3.50 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
Transistor count	26,280 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	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	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	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 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)