EPYC 7532 vs Xeon E5-2620 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2620 v2
2013
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
3.93
EPYC 7532
2020
32 cores / 64 threads, 200 Watt
33.21
+745%

EPYC 7532 outperforms Xeon E5-2620 v2 by a whopping 745% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v2 and EPYC 7532 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1447119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.51no data
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency4.6515.71
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)19 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v2 and EPYC 7532 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1264
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)2 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache15 MB (shared)256 MB
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v2 and EPYC 7532 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA2011Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and EPYC 7532. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v2 and EPYC 7532 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 E5-2620 v2 and EPYC 7532 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 E5-2620 v2 and EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and EPYC 7532.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 E5-2620 v2 3.93
EPYC 7532 33.21
+745%

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 E5-2620 v2 6242
EPYC 7532 52755
+745%

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 E5-2620 v2 414
EPYC 7532 1130
+173%

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 E5-2620 v2 2108
EPYC 7532 9315
+342%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.93 33.21
Recency 1 September 2013 19 February 2020
Physical cores 6 32
Threads 12 64
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 200 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v2 has 150% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7532, on the other hand, has a 745% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7532 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 v2 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2620 v2 and EPYC 7532, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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