EPYC 9474F vs Xeon E5-2690 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 135 Watt
12.24
EPYC 9474F
2022
48 cores / 96 threads, 360 Watt
66.11
+440%

EPYC 9474F outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v4 by a whopping 440% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 9474F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking63511
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.025.58
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Power efficiency8.5817.38
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,090$6,780

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9474F has 85% better value for money than Xeon E5-2690 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 9474F 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads2896
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2636
L1 cacheno data3 MB
L2 cache3.5 MB48 MB
L3 cache35 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size306.18 mm28x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 9474F 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
SocketFCLGA2011SP5
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 9474F. 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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 9474F 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 E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 9474F 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 E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 9474F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1.5 TB6 TiB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 9474F.

PCIe version3.05.0
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 E5-2690 v4 12.24
EPYC 9474F 66.11
+440%

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 E5-2690 v4 19440
EPYC 9474F 105010
+440%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.24 66.11
Recency 20 June 2016 10 November 2022
Physical cores 14 48
Threads 28 96
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has 166.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9474F, on the other hand, has a 440.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 242.9% more physical cores and 242.9% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9474F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 v4 in performance tests.


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