Xeon 6740E vs EPYC 4344P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6740E outperforms EPYC 4344P by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 349 | 67 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 52.99 | 6.66 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 12.47 | 7.33 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Raphael (2023−2025) | Sierra Forest (2024) |
| Release date | 21 May 2024 (1 year ago) | 3 June 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $5,265 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 4344P has 696% better value for money than Xeon 6740E.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 4344P and Xeon 6740E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 96 |
| Threads | 16 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 96 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Die size | 71 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 61 °C | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 6,570 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 4344P and Xeon 6740E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | AM5 | FCLGA4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 4344P and Xeon 6740E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 4344P and Xeon 6740E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 4344P and Xeon 6740E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 4344P and Xeon 6740E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 4344P and Xeon 6740E.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 28 | 88 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.17 | 43.34 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 96 |
| Threads | 16 | 96 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 250 Watt |
EPYC 4344P has 284.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6740E, on the other hand, has a 126.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 1100% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6740E is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD EPYC 4344P in performance tests.
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