EPYC 7343 vs Xeon E5-2683 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2683 v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
11.57
EPYC 7343
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 190 Watt
28.34
+145%

EPYC 7343 outperforms Xeon E5-2683 v4 by a whopping 145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2683 v4 and EPYC 7343 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking690173
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.8513.72
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Power efficiency8.7913.60
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,846$1,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7343 has 381% better value for money than Xeon E5-2683 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2683 v4 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2132
L1 cacheno data1 MB
L2 cache4 MB8 MB
L3 cache40 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm+
Die size456.12 mm24x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Number of transistors7200 Million16,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2683 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA2011SP3
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt190 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and EPYC 7343. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2683 v4 and EPYC 7343 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 E5-2683 v4 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 E5-2683 v4 and EPYC 7343. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1.5 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 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 E5-2683 v4 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 E5-2683 v4 11.57
EPYC 7343 28.34
+145%

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 E5-2683 v4 17700
EPYC 7343 43368
+145%

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 E5-2683 v4 927
EPYC 7343 1533
+65.4%

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 E5-2683 v4 7028
EPYC 7343 11934
+69.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.57 28.34
Recency 20 June 2016 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 190 Watt

Xeon E5-2683 v4 has 58.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7343, on the other hand, has a 144.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7343 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2683 v4 in performance tests.


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