EPYC 4124P vs Xeon E-2456

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
14.96
+27.5%
EPYC 4124P
2024
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
11.73

Xeon E-2456 outperforms EPYC 4124P by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2456 and EPYC 4124P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking475667
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation93.2252.71
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency17.7017.08
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)21 May 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2456 has 77% better value for money than EPYC 4124P.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2456 and EPYC 4124P 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate16 GT/sno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Die size163 mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistorsno data6,570 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2456 and EPYC 4124P 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700AM5
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2456 and EPYC 4124P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2456 and EPYC 4124P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2456 and EPYC 4124P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2456 and EPYC 4124P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2456 and EPYC 4124P.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes1628

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.

Xeon E-2456 14.96
+27.5%
EPYC 4124P 11.73

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.

Xeon E-2456 23770
+27.5%
EPYC 4124P 18637

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.96 11.73
Recency 14 December 2023 21 May 2024
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2456 has a 27.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

EPYC 4124P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2456 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 4124P in performance tests.


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