EPYC 7252 vs Xeon E5-2630L v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630L v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 55 Watt
6.30
EPYC 7252
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 120 Watt
12.22
+94%

EPYC 7252 outperforms Xeon E5-2630L v4 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630L v4 and EPYC 7252 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1074636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.6911.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Power efficiency10.849.64
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$612$475

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7252 has 309% better value for money than Xeon E5-2630L v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630L v4 and EPYC 7252 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier1831
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature62 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630L v4 and EPYC 7252 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011TR4
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630L v4 and EPYC 7252. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630L v4 and EPYC 7252 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630L v4 and EPYC 7252 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 E5-2630L v4 and EPYC 7252. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1.5 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630L v4 and EPYC 7252.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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.

Xeon E5-2630L v4 6.30
EPYC 7252 12.22
+94%

  • Passmark

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.

Xeon E5-2630L v4 10000
EPYC 7252 19411
+94.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.30 12.22
Recency 20 June 2016 7 August 2019
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon E5-2630L v4 has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 118.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7252, on the other hand, has a 94% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7252 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630L v4 in performance tests.


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