EPYC 74F3 vs Xeon E5507
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 74F3 outperforms Xeon E5507 by a whopping 3023% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2649 | 133 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | 10.84 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.59 | 6.09 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (16 years ago) | 15 March 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $457 | $2,900 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 74F3 has 27000% better value for money than Xeon E5507.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon E5507 and EPYC 74F3: 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.27 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 32 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 4x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5507 and EPYC 74F3 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 | FCLGA1366 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 240 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5507 and EPYC 74F3. 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 |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5507 and EPYC 74F3 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 E5507 and EPYC 74F3 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 E5507 and EPYC 74F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 144 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | 204.795 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
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 E5507 and EPYC 74F3.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.11 | 34.66 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 15 March 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 240 Watt |
Xeon E5507 has 200% lower power consumption.
EPYC 74F3, on the other hand, has a 3023% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 543% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 74F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5507 in performance tests.
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