EPYC 7343 vs Xeon E5-2680

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
5.92
EPYC 7343
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 190 Watt
27.42
+363%

EPYC 7343 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 by a whopping 363% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 and EPYC 7343 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1098175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.8413.30
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeon (Desktop)AMD EPYC
Power efficiency4.3113.66
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723$1,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7343 has 1483% better value for money than Xeon E5-2680.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 and EPYC 7343 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm+
Die size435 mm24x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 million16,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 and EPYC 7343 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011SP3
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt190 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 and EPYC 7343. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 and EPYC 7343 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 and EPYC 7343 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 E5-2680 and EPYC 7343. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size384 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 and EPYC 7343.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes40128

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.

Xeon E5-2680 5.92
EPYC 7343 27.42
+363%

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.

Xeon E5-2680 9399
EPYC 7343 43561
+363%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2680 538
EPYC 7343 1533
+185%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2680 3391
EPYC 7343 11934
+252%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.92 27.42
Recency 6 March 2012 15 March 2021
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 190 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 has 46.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7343, on the other hand, has a 363.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7343 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 in performance tests.


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