EPYC 7573X vs Xeon E6540

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E6540 and EPYC 7573X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated48
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiencyno data14.77
Architecture codenameno dataMilan-X (2022)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E6540 and EPYC 7573X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1264
Base clock speed2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.27 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache768 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E6540 and EPYC 7573X 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA1567SP3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E6540 and EPYC 7573X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E6540 and EPYC 7573X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E6540 and EPYC 7573X 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 E6540 and EPYC 7573X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E6540 and EPYC 7573X.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2010 22 March 2022
Physical cores 6 32
Threads 12 64
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 280 Watt

Xeon E6540 has 166.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7573X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

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