Xeon E-2488 vs EPYC 7543P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7543P
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 225 Watt
41.98
+128%
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.38

EPYC 7543P outperforms Xeon E-2488 by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7543P and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking55327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.2775.32
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency17.6618.31
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,730$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2488 has 468% better value for money than EPYC 7543P.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7543P and Xeon E-2488 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads6416
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache2 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm+Intel 7 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7543P and Xeon E-2488 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 configuration11
SocketSP3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7543P and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

EPYC 7543P and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7543P and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7543P and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TiB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth204.795 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7543P and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanes12816

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

EPYC 7543P 41.98
+128%
Xeon E-2488 18.38

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7543P 66687
+128%
Xeon E-2488 29191

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.98 18.38
Recency 12 January 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 32 8
Threads 64 16
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 95 Watt

EPYC 7543P has a 128.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 136.8% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7543P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2488 in performance tests.


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