Xeon E5-2670 v2 vs EPYC 9754

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9754
2023
128 cores / 256 threads, 360 Watt
63.24
+786%
Xeon E5-2670 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 115 Watt
7.14

EPYC 9754 outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v2 by a whopping 786% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2670 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking121000
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.092.29
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency16.615.87
Architecture codenameBergamo (2023)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$11,900$927

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2670 v2 has 110% better value for money than EPYC 9754.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2670 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 cores12810 (Deca-Core)
Threads25620
Base clock speed2.25 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm22 nm
Die size8x 73 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data82 °C
Number of transistors71,000 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2670 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 configuration22
SocketSP5FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)360 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2670 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-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2670 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 9754 and Xeon E5-2670 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 9754 and Xeon E5-2670 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2670 v2.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes12840

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 9754 63.24
+786%
Xeon E5-2670 v2 7.14

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 9754 100460
+785%
Xeon E5-2670 v2 11347

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 9754 1603
+218%
Xeon E5-2670 v2 504

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 9754 15552
+357%
Xeon E5-2670 v2 3405

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 63.24 7.14
Recency 13 June 2023 1 September 2013
Physical cores 128 10
Threads 256 20
Chip lithography 5 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 360 Watt 115 Watt

EPYC 9754 has a 785.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 1180% more physical cores and 1180% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2670 v2, on the other hand, has 213% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9754 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2670 v2 in performance tests.


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