EPYC 9455 vs Xeon E5-1607

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1607 and EPYC 9455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1786	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.71	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Turin (2024)
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$5,412

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1607 and EPYC 9455 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	4	96
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.15 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB	192 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	6x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	49,890 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 and EPYC 9455 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 and EPYC 9455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no 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 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 and EPYC 9455 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 E5-1607 and EPYC 9455 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 E5-1607 and EPYC 9455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR5
Maximum memory size	375 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 and EPYC 9455.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2012	10 October 2024
Physical cores	4	48
Threads	4	96
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	300 Watt

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