EPYC 73F3 vs Xeon L5618

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5618 and EPYC 73F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	149
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.51
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	11.45
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,521

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5618 and EPYC 73F3 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	8	32
Base clock speed	1.87 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm+
Die size	239 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5618 and EPYC 73F3 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,LGA1366	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5618 and EPYC 73F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5618 and EPYC 73F3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5618 and EPYC 73F3 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 L5618 and EPYC 73F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.795 GB/s

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 L5618 and EPYC 73F3.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2010	12 January 2021
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	32
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	240 Watt

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