AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2650L v4
8.23

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Xeon E5-2650L v4 by 451% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2650L v4 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking82639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.325.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)18 September 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,329no data
Current price$637 (0.5x MSRP)$6796
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7H12 has 51% better value for money than Xeon E5-2650L v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2650L v4 and EPYC 7H12 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads28128
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache35 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650L v4 and EPYC 7H12 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 configuration22 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011TR4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650L v4 and EPYC 7H12. 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+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650L v4 and EPYC 7H12 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650L v4 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650L v4 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1.5 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650L v4 and EPYC 7H12.

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 E5-2650L v4 8.23
EPYC 7H12 45.34
+451%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Xeon E5-2650L v4 by 451% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2650L v4 12646
EPYC 7H12 69633
+451%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Xeon E5-2650L v4 by 451% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.23 45.34
Recency 20 June 2016 18 September 2019
Physical cores 14 64
Threads 28 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 280 Watt

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2650L v4 in performance tests.


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