EPYC 7302 vs Xeon E5-2673 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2673 v4
2016
20 cores / 40 threads, 135 Watt
12.87
EPYC 7302
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 155 Watt
20.84
+61.9%

EPYC 7302 outperforms Xeon E5-2673 v4 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking597267
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.52
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Power efficiency9.0212.72
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$978

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4032
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2330
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache50 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors7200 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302 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)
Socketno dataTR4
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302 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 7302 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1,536 GB4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302.

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 E5-2673 v4 12.87
EPYC 7302 20.84
+61.9%

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 E5-2673 v4 20440
EPYC 7302 33106
+62%

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 E5-2673 v4 982
EPYC 7302 1209
+23.1%

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 E5-2673 v4 7821
EPYC 7302 8691
+11.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.87 20.84
Recency 20 June 2016 7 August 2019
Physical cores 20 16
Threads 40 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 155 Watt

Xeon E5-2673 v4 has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 14.8% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7302, on the other hand, has a 61.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7302 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2673 v4 in performance tests.


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