EPYC 9654 vs Xeon E5-1603

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1603
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
2.26
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
78.01
+3352%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon E5-1603 by a whopping 3352% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18345
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.27
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency1.5919.76
Architecture codenameno dataGenoa (2022−2023)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 and EPYC 9654 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)96
Threads4192
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data24
L1 cacheno data6 MB
L2 cacheno data96 MB
L3 cache10 MB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.6V - 1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 and EPYC 9654 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA2011SP5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 and EPYC 9654 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 E5-1603 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size375 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth31.4 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes40128

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 E5-1603 2.26
EPYC 9654 78.01
+3352%

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 E5-1603 3463
EPYC 9654 119388
+3348%

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.

Xeon E5-1603 466
EPYC 9654 1827
+292%

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.

Xeon E5-1603 1478
EPYC 9654 18626
+1160%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 78.01
Recency 1 January 2012 10 November 2022
Physical cores 4 96
Threads 4 192
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon E5-1603 has 176.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 3351.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1603 in performance tests.


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