EPYC 9474F vs Xeon E5-2667 v4
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9474F outperforms Xeon E5-2667 v4 by a whopping 658% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 9474F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 839 | 10 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.85 | 4.35 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2014−2019) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,057 | $6,780 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 9474F has 13% better value for money than Xeon E5-2667 v4.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 9474F 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) | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 32 | 36 |
| L1 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 48 MB |
| L3 cache | 25 MB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | 8x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3200 Million | 52,560 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 9474F 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 (Multiprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 360 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 9474F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 9474F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 9474F 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 Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 9474F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 6 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 9474F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 128 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.97 | 68.02 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 48 |
| Threads | 16 | 96 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 360 Watt |
Xeon E5-2667 v4 has 166.7% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9474F, on the other hand, has a 658.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 9474F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2667 v4 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 9474F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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