EPYC 9554 vs Xeon X5670

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5670
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.84
EPYC 9554
2022
64 cores / 128 threads, 360 Watt
69.99
+1723%

EPYC 9554 outperforms Xeon X5670 by a whopping 1723% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and EPYC 9554 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14658
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.063.13
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeon (Desktop)AMD EPYC
Power efficiency3.8318.40
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$67$9,087

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9554 has 195% better value for money than Xeon X5670.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 and EPYC 9554 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads12128
Base clock speed2.93 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64 KB (per core)4 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)64 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size239 mm28x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 and EPYC 9554 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366SP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and EPYC 9554. 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
PAE40 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon X5670 and EPYC 9554 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 X5670 and EPYC 9554 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 X5670 and EPYC 9554. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size288 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and EPYC 9554.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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 X5670 3.84
EPYC 9554 69.99
+1723%

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 X5670 6105
EPYC 9554 111182
+1721%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon X5670 491
EPYC 9554 1902
+287%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon X5670 2280
EPYC 9554 18994
+733%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 69.99
Recency 16 March 2010 10 November 2022
Physical cores 6 64
Threads 12 128
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon X5670 has 278.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9554, on the other hand, has a 1722.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 966.7% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9554 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5670 in performance tests.


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