Xeon E5-1650 v4 vs EPYC 9184X
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9184X outperforms Xeon E5-1650 v4 by a whopping 320% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 216 | 1185 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.61 | 1.03 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon E5 |
| Power efficiency | 3.58 | 1.95 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Genoa-X (2023) | Broadwell-EP (2016) |
| Release date | 13 June 2023 (2 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,928 | $617 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 9184X has 348% better value for money than Xeon E5-1650 v4.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 9184X and Xeon E5-1650 v4 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.55 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 768 MB (shared) | 15 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 8x 72 mm2 | 246.24 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 90,160 million | 3,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 9184X and Xeon E5-1650 v4 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | SP5 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 320 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9184X and Xeon E5-1650 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
EPYC 9184X and Xeon E5-1650 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9184X and Xeon E5-1650 v4 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 EPYC 9184X and Xeon E5-1650 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9184X and Xeon E5-1650 v4.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 40 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.12 | 6.46 |
| Recency | 13 June 2023 | 20 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 320 Watt | 140 Watt |
EPYC 9184X has a 319.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon E5-1650 v4, on the other hand, has 128.6% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 9184X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 in performance tests.
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