EPYC 8324PN vs Xeon W-1290P

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	631	1360
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.54
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	4.30	1.55
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	TSMC
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Siena (2023−2024)
Release date	13 May 2020 (5 years ago)	18 September 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN 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	10 (Deca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	20	64
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.05 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	206 mm2	4x 73 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	no data	35,500 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1200	SP6
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN 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 W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	N/A
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 8324PN.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.72	4.77
Recency	13 May 2020	18 September 2023
Physical cores	10	32
Threads	20	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt

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