EPYC Embedded 3401 vs Xeon X5650

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1792	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.25	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC Embedded
Power efficiency	1.46	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	16 March 2010 (16 years ago)	21 February 2018 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$53	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon X5650 and EPYC Embedded 3401: 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.06 GHz	1.85 GHz
Multiplier	no data	18.5
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1536 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	32 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	9600 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5650 and EPYC Embedded 3401 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5650 and EPYC Embedded 3401. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5650 and EPYC Embedded 3401 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 X5650 and EPYC Embedded 3401 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 X5650 and EPYC Embedded 3401. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	288 GB	1 TiB
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5650 and EPYC Embedded 3401.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2010	21 February 2018
Physical cores	6	16
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	85 Watt