Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs EPYC 7551

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7551
2017
32 cores / 64 threads, 180 Watt
16.34
+149%
Xeon E5-1650 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
6.56

EPYC 7551 outperforms Xeon E5-1650 v3 by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7551 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4091048
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.27no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency8.594.43
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,400no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7551 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads6412
Base clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketTR4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon E5-1650 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

EPYC 7551 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 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 7551 and Xeon E5-1650 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size2 TiB768 GB
Max memory channels84
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon E5-1650 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12840

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 7551 16.34
+149%
Xeon E5-1650 v3 6.56

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 7551 25960
+149%
Xeon E5-1650 v3 10413

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7551 897
Xeon E5-1650 v3 1213
+35.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7551 5764
+4.6%
Xeon E5-1650 v3 5513

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.34 6.56
Recency 29 June 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 32 6
Threads 64 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 140 Watt

EPYC 7551 has a 149.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-1650 v3, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7551 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1650 v3 in performance tests.


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