EPYC 7301 vs Xeon E5-2620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2620
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.33
EPYC 7301
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
9.44
+183%

EPYC 7301 outperforms Xeon E5-2620 by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 and EPYC 7301 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1574805
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.731.97
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency3.325.26
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)29 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$36$825

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7301 has 14% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 and EPYC 7301 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 and EPYC 7301 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)
SocketFCLGA2011TR4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 and EPYC 7301. 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 Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 and EPYC 7301 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 E5-2620 and EPYC 7301 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 and EPYC 7301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size384 GB2 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/s170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 and EPYC 7301.

PCIe version3.03.0
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 E5-2620 3.33
EPYC 7301 9.44
+183%

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 5291
EPYC 7301 14991
+183%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.33 9.44
Recency 6 March 2012 29 June 2017
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 has 78.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7301, on the other hand, has a 183.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7301 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 in performance tests.


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