EPYC 9115 vs Xeon E5506
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9115 outperforms Xeon E5506 by a whopping 2443% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5506 and EPYC 9115 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2375 | 145 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.57 | 40.14 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.45 | 23.62 |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $43 | $726 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 9115 has 1024% better value for money than Xeon E5506.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5506 and EPYC 9115 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.13 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 16,630 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5506 and EPYC 9115 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 | FCLGA1366,PLGA1366 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5506 and EPYC 9115. 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 |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5506 and EPYC 9115 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 E5506 and EPYC 9115 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 E5506 and EPYC 9115. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 144 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5506 and EPYC 9115.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.22 | 31.02 |
| Recency | 30 March 2009 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 125 Watt |
Xeon E5506 has 56.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9115, on the other hand, has a 2442.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 9115 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5506 in performance tests.
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