EPYC 9015 vs Xeon E5-2699A v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2699A v4 and EPYC 9015 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking404not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.32no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency10.73no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Turin (2024)
Release date25 October 2016 (8 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,938$527

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2699A v4 and EPYC 9015 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4416
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache55 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size456.12 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors7,200 million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2699A v4 and EPYC 9015 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)2
SocketFCLGA2011SP5
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2699A v4 and EPYC 9015. 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 E5-2699A v4 and EPYC 9015 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 E5-2699A v4 and EPYC 9015 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 E5-2699A v4 and EPYC 9015. 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 cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2699A v4 and EPYC 9015.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes40128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 October 2016 10 October 2024
Physical cores 22 8
Threads 44 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E5-2699A v4 has 175% more physical cores and 175% more threads.

EPYC 9015, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 16% lower power consumption.

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