EPYC 9845 vs Xeon 5130

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5130 and EPYC 9845 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2907	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	0.56
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.73	21.34
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Turin (2024)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	$13,564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 5130 has 32% better value for money than EPYC 9845.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5130 and EPYC 9845 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	2 (Dual-core)	160
Threads	2	320
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	B2=1V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5130 and EPYC 9845 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	1	2
Socket	771	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	390 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5130 and EPYC 9845. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon 5130 and EPYC 9845 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 5130 and EPYC 9845 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5130 and EPYC 9845. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR5

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 5130 and EPYC 9845.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.50	87.23
Physical cores	2	160
Threads	2	320
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	390 Watt

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