EPYC 9555 vs Xeon E5-1680 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v2 and EPYC 9555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking951not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.78no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Turin (2024)
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$9,826

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and EPYC 9555 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads16128
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm4 nm
Die size341 mm28x 70.6 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,800 million66,520 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.65–1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v2 and EPYC 9555 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA2011SP5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and EPYC 9555. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and EPYC 9555 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and EPYC 9555 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 E5-1680 v2 and EPYC 9555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and EPYC 9555.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes40128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2013 10 October 2024
Physical cores 8 64
Threads 16 128
Chip lithography 22 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon E5-1680 v2 has 176.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9555, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1680 v2 and EPYC 9555. We've got no test results to judge.


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