EPYC 9554 vs Xeon E5472

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5472
2007
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.45
EPYC 9554
2022
64 cores / 128 threads, 360 Watt
67.55
+4559%

EPYC 9554 outperforms Xeon E5472 by a whopping 4559% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking232715
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.083.15
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency1.7518.10
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelTSMC
Architecture codenameHarpertown (2007−2008)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date11 November 2007 (17 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,022$9,087

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9554 has 3838% better value for money than Xeon E5472.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5472 and EPYC 9554 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads4128
Base clock speed3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.75 GHz
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (per die)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size2x 107 mm28x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 million52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5472 and EPYC 9554 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 configuration22
SocketLGA771SP5
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5472 and EPYC 9554. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5472 and EPYC 9554 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5472 and EPYC 9554 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5472 and EPYC 9554. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5472 and EPYC 9554.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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.

Xeon E5472 1.45
EPYC 9554 67.55
+4559%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon E5472 2333
EPYC 9554 108612
+4555%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5472 440
EPYC 9554 1829
+316%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5472 1406
EPYC 9554 17853
+1170%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 67.55
Recency 11 November 2007 10 November 2022
Physical cores 4 64
Threads 4 128
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon E5472 has 350% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9554, on the other hand, has a 4558.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD EPYC 9554 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5472 in performance tests.

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