Xeon 6736P vs EPYC 4364P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6736P outperforms EPYC 4364P by a considerable 46% 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 | 353 | 203 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 44.66 | 8.28 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 19.81 | 14.85 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Raphael (2023−2025) | Granite Rapids (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 21 May 2024 (1 year ago) | 24 February 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $3,351 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 4364P has 439% better value for money than Xeon 6736P.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 4364P and Xeon 6736P 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) | 36 |
| Threads | 16 | 72 |
| Base clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 144 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Die size | 71 mm2 | 598 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 61 °C | 87 °C |
| Number of transistors | 6,570 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 4364P and Xeon 6736P 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) | 105 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 4364P and Xeon 6736P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AMX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 4364P and Xeon 6736P 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 4364P and Xeon 6736P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 4364P and Xeon 6736P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5(6400MT/s) |
| 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 4364P and Xeon 6736P.
| 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 | 19.40 | 28.39 |
| Recency | 21 May 2024 | 24 February 2025 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 36 |
| Threads | 16 | 72 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 205 Watt |
EPYC 4364P has 95.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6736P, on the other hand, has a 46.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and 350% more physical cores and 350% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6736P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD EPYC 4364P in performance tests.
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