Intel Xeon E5 2689 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 9654
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2689 with 8 cores 2.6GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 9654 with 96 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2689 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Lower TDP (115W vs 360W)
AMD EPYC Embedded 9654 's Advantages
Released 11 years late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 1600)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (384MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2689
560
AMD EPYC Embedded 9654
+254%
1984
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2689
3329
AMD EPYC Embedded 9654
+498%
19940
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Mar 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Genoa
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket SP5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
78.84 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
115 W
Power Consumption
360 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
435 mm²
Die Size
12x72 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
397 mm²
CPU Performance
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
8
Total Core Count
96
16
Total Thread Count
192
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
26.0
Multiplier
24.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
384 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR5-4800
4
Max Memory Channels
12
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
5
40
PCIe Lanes
128
