Xeon E-2468 vs EPYC 72F3

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 72F3
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 180 Watt
17.16
+3.9%
Xeon E-2468
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.51

EPYC 72F3 outperforms Xeon E-2468 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 72F3 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking370394
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.3993.06
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency9.0224.04
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date15 March 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,468$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2468 has 2020% better value for money than EPYC 72F3.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 72F3 and Xeon E-2468 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm+Intel 7 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 72F3 and Xeon E-2468 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 configuration21
SocketSP3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 72F3 and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

EPYC 72F3 and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 72F3 and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 72F3 and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TiB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth204.795 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 72F3 and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanes12816

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 72F3 17.16
+3.9%
Xeon E-2468 16.51

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.

EPYC 72F3 27252
+3.9%
Xeon E-2468 26221

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.16 16.51
Recency 15 March 2021 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 65 Watt

EPYC 72F3 has a 3.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon E-2468, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 176.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 72F3 and Xeon E-2468.


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