AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, 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 9254

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 14
20 more threads: 48 vs 28
Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
3.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3036 vs 1962
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64815 vs 28284

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	24 vs 14
Number of threads	48 vs 28
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 448 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3036 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark	64815 vs 28284

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

152917.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
286720x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt

L2 cache	3.5 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB vs 128MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3036

1962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64815

28284

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3036	1962
PassMark - CPU mark	64815	28284
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299	$1,745
Place in performance rating	140	148
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Price now		$1,762.90
Processor Number		E5-2680V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²	306 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	448 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	3.5 MB
L3 cache	128MB (shared)	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	24	14
Number of threads	48	28
Transistor count	26,280 million	4700 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)