Xeon E5440 vs EPYC 7551P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7551P
2017
32 cores / 64 threads, 180 Watt
24.03
+1502%

EPYC 7551P outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 1502% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2122154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.16no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency12.631.77
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)no data
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5440 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)no data
Threads64no data
Base clock speed2 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHzno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache64 MB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5440 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketTR4LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5440 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelno data
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5440.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no data

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 7551P 24.03
+1502%
Xeon E5440 1.50

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 7551P 38166
+1498%
Xeon E5440 2389

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 7551P 924
+154%
Xeon E5440 364

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 7551P 6238
+515%
Xeon E5440 1014

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.03 1.50
Recency 29 June 2017 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 7551P has a 1502% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5440, on the other hand, has 125% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7551P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.


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