Xeon E5405 vs EPYC 7742

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7742
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 225 Watt
44.07
+3981%

EPYC 7742 outperforms Xeon E5405 by a whopping 3981% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7742 and Xeon E5405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking452420
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.55no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency18.541.28
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)no data
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,950no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7742 and Xeon E5405 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)no data
Threads128no data
Base clock speed2.25 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Multiplier22.5no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache256 MB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 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 7742 and Xeon E5405 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)no data
SocketTR4LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon E5405. 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+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7742 and Xeon E5405 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 7742 and Xeon E5405 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon E5405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelno data
Maximum memory size4 TiBno data
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

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 7742 44.07
+3981%
Xeon E5405 1.08

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 7742 70007
+3975%
Xeon E5405 1718

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 7742 1263
+318%
Xeon E5405 302

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 7742 12501
+1091%
Xeon E5405 1050

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.07 1.08
Recency 7 August 2019 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 7742 has a 3980.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5405, on the other hand, has 181.3% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7742 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5405 in performance tests.


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