EPYC 9655P vs Xeon E5-2687W v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2687W v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 160 Watt
11.08
EPYC 9655P
2024
96 cores / 192 threads, 400 Watt
100.00
+803%

EPYC 9655P outperforms Xeon E5-2687W v4 by a whopping 803% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2687W v4 and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7061
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.412.62
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.5223.54
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Turin (2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,141$10,811

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9655P has 9% better value for money than Xeon E5-2687W v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2687W v4 and EPYC 9655P 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)96
Threads24192
Base clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size306.18 mm212x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million99,780 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2687W v4 and EPYC 9655P 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)1
SocketFCLGA2011SP5
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and EPYC 9655P. 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 E5-2687W v4 and EPYC 9655P 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 E5-2687W v4 and EPYC 9655P 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 E5-2687W v4 and EPYC 9655P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and EPYC 9655P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes40128

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 E5-2687W v4 11.08
EPYC 9655P 100.00
+803%

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 E5-2687W v4 17596
EPYC 9655P 158845
+803%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.08 100.00
Recency 20 June 2016 10 October 2024
Physical cores 12 96
Threads 24 192
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 400 Watt

Xeon E5-2687W v4 has 150% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655P, on the other hand, has a 802.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9655P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2687W v4 in performance tests.


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