EPYC 7261 vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7261 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	863	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.29	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	14 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,589	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7261 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	25
L1 cache	64K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	64 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	19200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7261 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	155 W, 170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7261. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7261 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 v3 and EPYC 7261 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 v3 and EPYC 7261. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	768 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7261.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	14 June 2018
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	155 Watt

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