EPYC 7543P vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.87
EPYC 7543P
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 225 Watt
43.58
+391%

EPYC 7543P outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v3 by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7543P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking88055
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.9212.50
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Power efficiency6.7417.66
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589$2,730

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7543P has 551% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7543P 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads2464
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2328
L1 cache64K (per core)2 MB
L2 cache3 MB16 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm+
Die size306.18 mm28x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7543P 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)1
SocketFCLGA2011SP3
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7543P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7543P 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 7543P 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 7543P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and EPYC 7543P.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 v3 8.87
EPYC 7543P 43.58
+391%

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 v3 13581
EPYC 7543P 66687
+391%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.87 43.58
Recency 8 September 2014 12 January 2021
Physical cores 12 32
Threads 24 64
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 225 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 87.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7543P, on the other hand, has a 391.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7543P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2670 v3 in performance tests.


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