EPYC 9534 vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and EPYC 9534 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	752	19
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.87	6.92
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Xeon	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Genoa
Release date	2015 (9 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$8,803
Current price	$146	$4700 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9534 has 1% better value for money than Xeon E5-2678 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and EPYC 9534 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	24	128
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3072 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	356 mm2	8x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and EPYC 9534 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	2
Socket	LGA2011-3	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and EPYC 9534. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and EPYC 9534 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and EPYC 9534 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and EPYC 9534. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and EPYC 9534.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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.

EPYC 9534 outperforms Xeon E5-2678 v3 by 503% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.51	57.36
Physical cores	12	64
Threads	24	128
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	280 Watt

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