EPYC 7601 vs Xeon 2.8

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 2.8 and EPYC 7601 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated248
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.63
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data11.28
Architecture codenamePaxville (2002−2005)Naples (2017−2018)
Release dateSeptember 2002 (22 years ago)29 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,200

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 2.8 and EPYC 7601 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 cores2 (Dual-core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache16 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache512K512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm14 nm
Die size217 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors200 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 2.8 and EPYC 7601 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)
Socket604TR4
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 2.8 and EPYC 7601. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 2.8 and EPYC 7601 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 2.8 and EPYC 7601. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data170.671 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 2.8 and EPYC 7601.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Chip lithography 130 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 180 Watt

Xeon 2.8 has 33.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7601, on the other hand, has 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 2.8 and EPYC 7601. We've got no test results to judge.


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