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AMD Epyc 7443 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
AMD Epyc 7443
AMD Epyc 7443
Released
Q3/2014
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7443 or Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Epyc 7443 has a maximum frequency of 2.85 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 200 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7443 Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    7 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    2.85 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    12 times more cores

    24 left arrow 12
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18% better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7443 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    25 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    617 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.6 times less performance per watt

    120 W left arrow 200 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    486 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    206 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    671 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    916 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    236 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    343 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    73 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    432 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    88 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    291 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    158 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7443 AMD Epyc 7443
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Epyc left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7003 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v3
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.85 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and AMD Epyc 7443. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    128 left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7443 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    200 W left arrow 120 W
  • TDP down
    165 W left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7443 and AMD Epyc 7443, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    128.00 MB left arrow 30.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Milan (Zen 3) left arrow Haswell E
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7443 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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