EPYC 9555 vs Xeon X3460

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3460 and EPYC 9555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1988not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.42no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.85no data
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Turin (2024)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316$9,826

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X3460 and EPYC 9555 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads8128
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size296 mm28x 70.6 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 million66,520 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3460 and EPYC 9555 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156SP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3460 and EPYC 9555. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon X3460 and EPYC 9555 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 X3460 and EPYC 9555 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 X3460 and EPYC 9555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3460 and EPYC 9555.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes16128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2009 10 October 2024
Physical cores 4 64
Threads 8 128
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon X3460 has 278.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9555, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X3460 and EPYC 9555. We've got no test results to judge.


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