Xeon E7-4890 v2 vs EPYC 7H12

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7H12
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
45.50
+125%
Xeon E7-4890 v2
2014
15 cores / 30 threads, 155 Watt
20.22

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Xeon E7-4890 v2 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7H12 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking46286
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency14.8211.90
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)no data
Release date18 September 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7H12 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 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)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads12830
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache256 MB (shared)37.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7H12 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 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)4
SocketTR4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon E7-4890 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7H12 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 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 7H12 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 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 7H12 and Xeon E7-4890 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size4 TiB1.5 TB
Max memory channels84
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon E7-4890 v2.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

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 7H12 45.50
+125%
Xeon E7-4890 v2 20.22

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 7H12 69633
+125%
Xeon E7-4890 v2 30946

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 45.50 20.22
Recency 18 September 2019 1 January 2014
Physical cores 64 15
Threads 128 30
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 155 Watt

EPYC 7H12 has a 125% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 326.7% more physical cores and 326.7% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7-4890 v2, on the other hand, has 80.6% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7-4890 v2 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7H12 and Xeon E7-4890 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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