Xeon E-2456 vs EPYC 9274F

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9274F
2022
24 cores / 48 threads, 320 Watt
48.08
+210%

EPYC 9274F outperforms Xeon E-2456 by a whopping 210% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9274F and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking41465
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.4792.68
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency13.7017.68
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,060$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2456 has 643% better value for money than EPYC 9274F.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9274F 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4812
Base clock speed4.05 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.05 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier40.5no data
L1 cache1536 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size8x 72 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9274F 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 configuration21
SocketSP5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)320 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9274F 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 9274F 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 9274F 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 9274F and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size6 TiB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 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 9274F and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version5.05
PCI Express lanes12816

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 9274F 48.08
+210%
Xeon E-2456 15.51

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 9274F 73582
+210%
Xeon E-2456 23743

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.08 15.51
Recency 10 November 2022 14 December 2023
Physical cores 24 6
Threads 48 12
Power consumption (TDP) 320 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 9274F has a 210% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9274F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2456 in performance tests.


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