Intel Xeon E5 2670 vs AMD EPYC 7343
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2670 with 8 cores 2.6GHz and AMD EPYC 7343 with 16 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2670 's Advantages
Lower TDP (115W vs 190W)
AMD EPYC 7343 's Advantages
Released 9 years late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2670
847
AMD EPYC 7343
+19%
1014
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2670
+125%
5826
AMD EPYC 7343
2582
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Mar 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Milan
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
16.6 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
115 W
Power Consumption
190 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
435 mm²
Die Size
4x81 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
416 mm²
CPU Performance
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
26.0
Multiplier
32.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
Cores per CCD
4
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
4
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
4
-
PCIe Lanes
128
