Xeon E-2456 vs EPYC 7F32

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7F32
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 180 Watt
14.57
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
14.96
+2.7%

Xeon E-2456 outperforms EPYC 7F32 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7F32 and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking494475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.6893.22
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency7.6617.70
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date14 April 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,100$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2456 has 2433% better value for money than EPYC 7F32.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7F32 and Xeon E-2456 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache512 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size74 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7F32 and Xeon E-2456 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)180 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7F32 and Xeon E-2456. 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-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7F32 and Xeon E-2456 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 7F32 and Xeon E-2456 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 7F32 and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TiB128 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7F32 and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 7F32 14.57
Xeon E-2456 14.96
+2.7%

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 7F32 23142
Xeon E-2456 23770
+2.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.57 14.96
Recency 14 April 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 7F32 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has a 2.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 125% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7F32 and Xeon E-2456.


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