Xeon E5-2673 v4 vs EPYC 9754

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9754
2023
128 cores / 256 threads, 360 Watt
63.24
+391%
Xeon E5-2673 v4
2016
20 cores / 40 threads, 135 Watt
12.87

EPYC 9754 outperforms Xeon E5-2673 v4 by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12597
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.09no data
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency16.619.02
Architecture codenameBergamo (2023)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$11,900no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 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 cores12820 (Icosa-Core)
Threads25640
Base clock speed2.25 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)5 MB
L3 cache256 MB (shared)50 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die size8x 73 mm2456.12 mm2
Number of transistors71,000 million7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 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 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)360 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2673 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2673 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon E5-2673 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data
Maximum memory sizeno data1,536 GB

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 E5-2673 v4.

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
+391%
Xeon E5-2673 v4 12.87

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
+391%
Xeon E5-2673 v4 20440

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
+63.2%
Xeon E5-2673 v4 982

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
+98.8%
Xeon E5-2673 v4 7821

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 63.24 12.87
Recency 13 June 2023 20 June 2016
Physical cores 128 20
Threads 256 40
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 360 Watt 135 Watt

EPYC 9754 has a 391.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 540% more physical cores and 540% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2673 v4, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9754 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2673 v4 in performance tests.


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