EPYC 7453 vs Xeon L5506

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5506
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 60 Watt
2.33
EPYC 7453
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 225 Watt
31.84
+1267%

EPYC 7453 outperforms Xeon L5506 by a whopping 1267% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5506 and EPYC 7453 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1804129
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.7017.24
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency3.6713.38
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125$1,570

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7453 has 914% better value for money than Xeon L5506.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5506 and EPYC 7453 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads456
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.75 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz3.45 GHz
Multiplierno data27.5
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm+
Die size263 mm24x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million16,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5506 and EPYC 7453 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
SocketFCLGA1366SP3
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5506 and EPYC 7453. 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
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon L5506 and EPYC 7453 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 L5506 and EPYC 7453 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 L5506 and EPYC 7453. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size144 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s204.795 GB/s
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 L5506 and EPYC 7453.

PCIe version2.04.0
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 L5506 2.33
EPYC 7453 31.84
+1267%

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 L5506 3706
EPYC 7453 50575
+1265%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.33 31.84
Recency 30 March 2009 15 March 2021
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 4 56
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 225 Watt

Xeon L5506 has 275% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7453, on the other hand, has a 1266.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7453 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5506 in performance tests.


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