Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs EPYC 7452

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7452
2019
32 cores / 64 threads, 155 Watt
28.33
+915%
Xeon E5-2609 v3
2014
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
2.79

EPYC 7452 outperforms Xeon E5-2609 v3 by a whopping 915% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7452 and Xeon E5-2609 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1631687
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.96no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency17.213.09
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,025no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7452 and Xeon E5-2609 v3 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads646
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.35 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplier23.5no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7452 and Xeon E5-2609 v3 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketTR4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7452 and Xeon E5-2609 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7452 and Xeon E5-2609 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7452 and Xeon E5-2609 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7452 and Xeon E5-2609 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-1600
Maximum memory size4 TiB768 GB
Max memory channels84
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s51 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7452 and Xeon E5-2609 v3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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.

EPYC 7452 28.33
+915%
Xeon E5-2609 v3 2.79

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.

EPYC 7452 44996
+916%
Xeon E5-2609 v3 4430

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.

EPYC 7452 1075
+75.9%
Xeon E5-2609 v3 611

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.

EPYC 7452 8215
+202%
Xeon E5-2609 v3 2724

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.33 2.79
Recency 7 August 2019 8 September 2014
Physical cores 32 6
Threads 64 6
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 85 Watt

EPYC 7452 has a 915.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 433.3% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2609 v3, on the other hand, has 82.4% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7452 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2609 v3 in performance tests.


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