Xeon E5-2673 v4 vs EPYC 7371

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7371 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	286	574
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	9.26	9.11
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	13 November 2018 (5 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,550	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7371 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	32	40
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	31	23
L1 cache	1.5 MB	no data
L2 cache	8 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	50 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	456.12 mm2
Number of transistors	19200 Million	7200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7371 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	TR4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon E5-2673 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7371 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon E5-2673 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon E5-2673 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.32	13.48
Recency	13 November 2018	20 June 2016
Physical cores	16	20
Threads	32	40
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	135 Watt

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