Xeon E-2468 vs EPYC 7272

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7272
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
15.84
Xeon E-2468
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.51
+4.2%

Xeon E-2468 outperforms EPYC 7272 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7272 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking431401
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.0793.14
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency12.4924.04
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$625$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2468 has 672% better value for money than EPYC 7272.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7272 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache96 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size192 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7272 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketSP3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7272 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+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7272 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 7272 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 7272 and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TiB128 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 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 7272 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 7272 15.84
Xeon E-2468 16.51
+4.2%

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 7272 25161
Xeon E-2468 26221
+4.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.84 16.51
Recency 7 August 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

EPYC 7272 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Xeon E-2468, on the other hand, has a 4.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7272 and Xeon E-2468.


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