EPYC 9745 vs Xeon E5-4657L v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4657L v2 and EPYC 9745 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	980	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	6.02	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Turin (2024)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$12,141

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4657L v2 and EPYC 9745 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	128
Threads	24	256
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB Intel® Smart Cache	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4657L v2 and EPYC 9745 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	4	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4657L v2 and EPYC 9745. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4657L v2 and EPYC 9745 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 E5-4657L v2 and EPYC 9745 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 E5-4657L v2 and EPYC 9745. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4657L v2 and EPYC 9745.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	10 October 2024
Physical cores	12	128
Threads	24	256
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	400 Watt

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