EPYC 7543 vs Xeon D-2123IT
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7543 outperforms Xeon D-2123IT by a whopping 813% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-2123IT and EPYC 7543 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1373 | 76 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.53 | 7.57 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 6.63 | 16.13 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 7 February 2018 (6 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $213 | $3,761 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon D-2123IT has 52% better value for money than EPYC 7543.
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-2123IT and EPYC 7543 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | 28 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 8.25 MB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | no data | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-2123IT and EPYC 7543 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 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | FCBGA2518 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 225 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2123IT and EPYC 7543. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| QuickAssist | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon D-2123IT and EPYC 7543 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2123IT and EPYC 7543 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 D-2123IT and EPYC 7543. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.805 GB/s | 204.795 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
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 D-2123IT and EPYC 7543.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.36 | 39.79 |
| Recency | 7 February 2018 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 32 |
| Threads | 8 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 225 Watt |
Xeon D-2123IT has 275% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7543, on the other hand, has a 812.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 7543 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-2123IT in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-2123IT and EPYC 7543, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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