EPYC 7573X vs Xeon X3230
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7573X outperforms Xeon X3230 by a whopping 3281% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X3230 and EPYC 7573X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2347 | 57 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.28 | 14.72 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Milan-X (2022) |
| Release date | 1 July 2007 (17 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X3230 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 cores | no data | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB L2 Cache | 768 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3230 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3230 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 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 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon X3230 and EPYC 7573X 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 X3230 and EPYC 7573X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3230 and EPYC 7573X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3230 and EPYC 7573X.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
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.
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 | 1.28 | 43.28 |
| Recency | 1 July 2007 | 22 March 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 280 Watt |
Xeon X3230 has 194.7% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7573X, on the other hand, has a 3281.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7573X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X3230 in performance tests.
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