EPYC 7542 vs Xeon E5-2667 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2667 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 135 Watt
8.67
EPYC 7542
2019
32 cores / 64 threads, 225 Watt
28.33
+227%

EPYC 7542 outperforms Xeon E5-2667 v4 by a whopping 227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 7542 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking881163
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.535.32
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Power efficiency6.0711.91
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,057$3,400

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7542 has 248% better value for money than Xeon E5-2667 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 7542 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 speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier3229
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 7542 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011SP3
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 7542. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
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 v4 and EPYC 7542 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 v4 and EPYC 7542 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 v4 and EPYC 7542. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1.5 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and EPYC 7542.

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 v4 8.67
EPYC 7542 28.33
+227%

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 v4 13764
EPYC 7542 45003
+227%

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 E5-2667 v4 1178
+10.4%
EPYC 7542 1067

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 E5-2667 v4 6546
EPYC 7542 8564
+30.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.67 28.33
Recency 20 June 2016 7 August 2019
Physical cores 8 32
Threads 16 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 225 Watt

Xeon E5-2667 v4 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7542, on the other hand, has a 226.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7542 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2667 v4 in performance tests.


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