EPYC 7502 vs Xeon E5-2667 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2667 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
7.73
EPYC 7502
2019
32 cores / 64 threads, 180 Watt
30.21
+291%

EPYC 7502 outperforms Xeon E5-2667 v2 by a whopping 291% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2667 v2 and EPYC 7502 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking962140
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.087.70
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency5.6215.87
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,300$2,600

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7502 has 613% better value for money than Xeon E5-2667 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2667 v2 and EPYC 7502 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1664
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.35 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size160 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2667 v2 and EPYC 7502 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)130 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v2 and EPYC 7502. 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 E5-2667 v2 and EPYC 7502 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 E5-2667 v2 and EPYC 7502 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 E5-2667 v2 and EPYC 7502. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 v2 and EPYC 7502.

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 E5-2667 v2 7.73
EPYC 7502 30.21
+291%

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 E5-2667 v2 12282
EPYC 7502 47983
+291%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 30.21
Recency 1 September 2013 7 August 2019
Physical cores 8 32
Threads 16 64
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 180 Watt

Xeon E5-2667 v2 has 38.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7502, on the other hand, has a 290.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7502 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2667 v2 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2667 v2 and EPYC 7502, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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