EPYC 9334 vs Xeon E5-2696 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and EPYC 9334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	529	62
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.51
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	9.06	18.40
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,990

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and EPYC 9334 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	36	64
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	27
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	356 mm2	4x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and EPYC 9334 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	2
Socket	2011-3	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and EPYC 9334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and EPYC 9334 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and EPYC 9334 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 E5-2696 V3 and EPYC 9334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and EPYC 9334.

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.88	40.82
Recency	8 September 2014	10 November 2022
Physical cores	18	32
Threads	36	64
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	210 Watt

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