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Intel Xeon E-2356G vs AMD Epyc 7642. Specifications

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Released
Q3/2021
Intel Xeon E-2356G
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AMD Epyc 7642
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What's the best choice Intel Xeon E-2356G or AMD Epyc 7642? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon E-2356G has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 80 W. Released in Q3/2021.

AMD Epyc 7642 has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 48 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 225 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 39% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 52% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    80 W left arrow 225 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E-2356G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    476 place
AMD Epyc 7642 Reasons to consider
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  • More number of cores

    42 more cores

    48 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7642 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    327 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
AMD Epyc 7642 AMD Epyc 7642
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E-2300 left arrow AMD Epyc 7002
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E left arrow AMD Epyc
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Epyc 7643
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 48
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 96
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (48 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.8 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow -
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics P750 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1300 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Epyc 7642 and Intel Xeon E-2356G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 8
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 128
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E-2356G and AMD Epyc 7642 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    80 W left arrow 225 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E-2356G and AMD Epyc 7642, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Rome (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 256.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2021 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow SP3
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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