EPYC 9274F vs Xeon E5-2670 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 115 Watt
7.14
EPYC 9274F
2022
24 cores / 48 threads, 320 Watt
46.32
+549%

EPYC 9274F outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v2 by a whopping 549% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v2 and EPYC 9274F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking100042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.2912.70
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency5.8813.70
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$927$3,060

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9274F has 455% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v2 and EPYC 9274F 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2048
Base clock speed2.5 GHz4.05 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.05 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data40.5
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1536 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)24 MB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size160 mm28x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature82 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v2 and EPYC 9274F 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
SocketFCLGA2011SP5
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and EPYC 9274F. 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 E5-2670 v2 and EPYC 9274F 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 E5-2670 v2 and EPYC 9274F 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 E5-2670 v2 and EPYC 9274F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size768 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and EPYC 9274F.

PCIe version3.05.0
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 E5-2670 v2 7.14
EPYC 9274F 46.32
+549%

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 E5-2670 v2 11347
EPYC 9274F 73582
+548%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.14 46.32
Recency 1 September 2013 10 November 2022
Physical cores 10 24
Threads 20 48
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 320 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v2 has 178.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9274F, on the other hand, has a 548.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 140% more physical cores and 140% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9274F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2670 v2 in performance tests.


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