EPYC 9655P vs Xeon E5606

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5606
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.52
EPYC 9655P
2024
96 cores / 192 threads, 400 Watt
100.00
+6479%

EPYC 9655P outperforms Xeon E5606 by a whopping 6479% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5606 and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21471
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.432.42
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.7623.22
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Turin (2024)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$46$10,811

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9655P has 463% better value for money than Xeon E5606.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5606 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)96
Threads4192
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size239 mm212x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors1,170 million99,780 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5606 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366SP5
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5606 and EPYC 9655P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
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
PAE40 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5606 and EPYC 9655P 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 E5606 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 E5606 and EPYC 9655P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 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 E5606 and EPYC 9655P.

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. 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 E5606 1.52
EPYC 9655P 100.00
+6479%

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 E5606 2365
EPYC 9655P 155878
+6491%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.52 100.00
Recency 14 February 2011 10 October 2024
Physical cores 4 96
Threads 4 192
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 400 Watt

Xeon E5606 has 400% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655P, on the other hand, has a 6478.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9655P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5606 in performance tests.


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