EPYC 7203 vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and EPYC 7203 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	632	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.69	no data
Market segment	Workstation	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Milan (2021)
Release date	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	no data
Current price	$141 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and EPYC 7203 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	9.6 GT/s / QPI	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	306 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and EPYC 7203 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	FCLGA2011	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and EPYC 7203. 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	2.0	no 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
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and EPYC 7203 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 E5-2680 v4 and EPYC 7203 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no 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 E5-2680 v4 and EPYC 7203. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and EPYC 7203.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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