EPYC 7261 vs Xeon E5-2673 v4
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7261 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 563 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2014−2019) | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 14 June 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2673 v4 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 | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 40 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 23 | 25 |
| L1 cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 50 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 456.12 mm2 | 213 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 7200 Million | 19200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2673 v4 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 | no data | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 155 W, 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7261. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7261 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7261 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7261. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 170.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7261.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 14 June 2018 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 8 |
| Threads | 40 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 155 Watt |
Xeon E5-2673 v4 has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and 14.8% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7261, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7261. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7261, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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