AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Xeon 6740E
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7F72 with 24 cores 3.2GHz and Xeon 6740E with 96 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7F72 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (192MB vs 96MB)
Lower TDP (240W vs 250W)
Xeon 6740E 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7F72
+20%
1459
Xeon 6740E
1213
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7F72
+7%
10782
Xeon 6740E
9986
General Parameters
Apr 2020
Release Date
Jun 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Rome
Core Architecture
Sierra Forest
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen 2 (Rome))
Generation
Xeon 6(Sierra Forest-SP)
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
240 W
Power Consumption
250 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
106°C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
74 mm²
Die Size
-
-
I/O Process Size
10 nm
CPU Performance
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
24
Total Core Count
96
48
Total Thread Count
96
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32.0
Multiplier
24.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB per module
192 MB shared
L3 Cache
96 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
-
AVX-512 FMA Ports
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
1 TB
8
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
