EPYC 9124 vs Xeon E5-2689

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 9124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1065	171
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	22.31
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Xeon	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	5.14	13.10
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,083

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 9124 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	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Multiplier	no data	30
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	435 mm2	4x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	2,270 million	26,280 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 9124 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	2
Socket	2011	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 9124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 9124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 9124 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 9124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 9124.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.48	28.73
Recency	6 March 2012	10 November 2022
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	200 Watt

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