EPYC 4565P vs Xeon 6740E
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6740E outperforms EPYC 4565P by a moderate 19% 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 | 47 | 80 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.02 | 70.89 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 18.28 | 22.71 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Sierra Forest (2024) | Grado (2025) |
| Release date | 3 June 2024 (less than a year ago) | 13 May 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,265 | $589 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 4565P has 273% better value for money than Xeon 6740E.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6740E and EPYC 4565P 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 | 96 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 96 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (per module) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 96 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 84 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16,630 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6740E and EPYC 4565P 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | 4710 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6740E and EPYC 4565P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon 6740E and EPYC 4565P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6740E and EPYC 4565P 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 Xeon 6740E and EPYC 4565P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6740E and EPYC 4565P.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 88 | 24 |
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.
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 | 47.37 | 39.73 |
| Recency | 3 June 2024 | 13 May 2025 |
| Physical cores | 96 | 16 |
| Threads | 96 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 170 Watt |
Xeon 6740E has a 19.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
EPYC 4565P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon 6740E is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD EPYC 4565P in performance tests.
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