Intel Xeon E5 2670 vs AMD EPYC 8124PN
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2670 with 8 cores 2.6GHz and AMD EPYC 8124PN with 16 cores 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
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2GHz)
AMD EPYC 8124PN 's Advantages
Released 11 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (100W vs 115W)
Score
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Sep 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Siena
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket SP6
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 4c (Siena))
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
17.75 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
115 W
Power Consumption
100 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
435 mm²
Die Size
2x73 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
397 mm²
CPU Performance
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
26.0
Multiplier
20.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR5-4800
4
Max Memory Channels
6
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
5
-
PCIe Lanes
96
