EPYC 4344P vs Xeon E-2486
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E-2486 and EPYC 4344P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 241 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 50.00 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 31.59 |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) | Raphael (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) | 21 May 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $506 | $329 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2486 and EPYC 4344P 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.6 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 16 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 18 MB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 163 mm2 | 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 6,570 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2486 and EPYC 4344P 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 | FCLGA1700 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2486 and EPYC 4344P. 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2 | 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 E-2486 and EPYC 4344P 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 E-2486 and EPYC 4344P 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 E-2486 and EPYC 4344P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
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 E-2486 and EPYC 4344P.
| PCIe version | 5 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 28 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 21 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
EPYC 4344P has an age advantage of 5 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E-2486 and EPYC 4344P. We've got no test results to judge.
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