EPYC Embedded 3451 vs Xeon E5-2609 v4

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1796	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.47	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD EPYC Embedded
Power efficiency	1.53	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	20 June 2016 (9 years ago)	21 February 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$306	$880

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2609 v4 and EPYC Embedded 3451 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	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	32
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.15 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 6.4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	17	21.5
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	2x 213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2609 v4 and EPYC Embedded 3451 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 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	AMD BGA SP4r2
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2609 v4 and EPYC Embedded 3451. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2609 v4 and EPYC Embedded 3451 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 E5-2609 v4 and EPYC Embedded 3451 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 E5-2609 v4 and EPYC Embedded 3451. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1 TiB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2609 v4 and EPYC Embedded 3451.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	21 February 2018
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	8	32
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	100 Watt

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