EPYC 7551 vs Xeon E5-2690 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 135 Watt
12.24
EPYC 7551
2017
32 cores / 64 threads, 180 Watt
16.34
+33.5%

EPYC 7551 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v4 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 7551 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking635409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.021.27
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Power efficiency8.588.59
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)20 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,090$3,400

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has 138% better value for money than EPYC 7551.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 7551 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads2864
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2620
L1 cacheno data3 MB
L2 cache3.5 MB16 MB
L3 cache35 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2213 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million19200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 7551 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)
SocketFCLGA2011TR4
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 7551. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 7551 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 E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 7551 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 E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 7551. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1.5 TB2 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and EPYC 7551.

PCIe version3.03.0
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 E5-2690 v4 12.24
EPYC 7551 16.34
+33.5%

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 E5-2690 v4 19440
EPYC 7551 25960
+33.5%

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 E5-2690 v4 1068
+19.1%
EPYC 7551 897

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 E5-2690 v4 7470
+29.6%
EPYC 7551 5764

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.24 16.34
Recency 20 June 2016 20 June 2017
Physical cores 14 32
Threads 28 64
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 180 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has 33.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7551, on the other hand, has a 33.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 128.6% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads.

The EPYC 7551 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 v4 in performance tests.


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