EPYC 7351P vs Xeon E5-2689
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7351P outperforms Xeon E5-2689 by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 7351P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 996 | 362 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.39 | 18.98 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Xeon | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $750 |
| Current price | $76 | $300 (0.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7351P has 4767% better value for money than Xeon E5-2689.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 7351P 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 7351P 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 7351P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 7351P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 7351P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 170.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 7351P.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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 7351P outperforms Xeon E5-2689 by 159% based on our aggregate 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%
EPYC 7351P outperforms Xeon E5-2689 by 159% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.41 | 16.59 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 170 Watt |
The EPYC 7351P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2689 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2689 and EPYC 7351P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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