EPYC 7763 vs Xeon X5470

General info

Comparing Xeon X5470 and EPYC 7763 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1854	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.28	1.18
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	no data	Milan (2021)
Release date	1 July 2008 (15 years old)	12 January 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$7,890
Current price	$258	$13541 (1.7x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7763 has 321% better value for money than Xeon X5470.

Technical specs

Xeon X5470 and EPYC 7763 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	no data	128
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	4 MB
L2 cache	no data	32 MB
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5470 and EPYC 7763 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	2
Socket	LGA771	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5470 and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5470 and EPYC 7763 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 X5470 and EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5470 and EPYC 7763. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.795 GB/s

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 X5470 and EPYC 7763.

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.

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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.

EPYC 7763 outperforms Xeon X5470 by 2792% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.89	54.66
Recency	1 July 2008	12 January 2021
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	280 Watt

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