EPYC 7H12 vs Xeon E5205

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5205
2007
65 Watt
0.53
EPYC 7H12
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
43.84
+8172%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Xeon E5205 by a whopping 8172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5205 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking287148
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency0.7714.82
Architecture codenameno dataZen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)18 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5205 and EPYC 7H12 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 coresno data64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threadsno data128
Base clock speed1.86 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Multiplierno data26
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.95V-1.212Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5205 and EPYC 7H12 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 configurationno data2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA771TR4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5205 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5205 and EPYC 7H12 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5205 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5205 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

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 E5205 0.53
EPYC 7H12 43.84
+8172%

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 E5205 838
EPYC 7H12 69633
+8209%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 43.84
Recency 1 October 2007 18 September 2019
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 280 Watt

Xeon E5205 has 330.8% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7H12, on the other hand, has a 8171.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5205 in performance tests.


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