EPYC 7643P vs Xeon X5690
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7643P outperforms Xeon X5690 by a whopping 1001% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1618 | 75 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.19 | 16.61 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.30 | 8.28 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (15 years ago) | 5 September 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | $2,722 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7643P has 1296% better value for money than Xeon X5690.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon X5690 and EPYC 7643P: 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) | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5690 and EPYC 7643P 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 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 225 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and EPYC 7643P. 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 |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon X5690 and EPYC 7643P 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 X5690 and EPYC 7643P 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 X5690 and EPYC 7643P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
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 X5690 and EPYC 7643P.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 4.01 | 44.17 |
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 5 September 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 48 |
| Threads | 12 | 96 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 225 Watt |
Xeon X5690 has 73% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7643P, on the other hand, has a 1001% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 357% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7643P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X5690 in performance tests.
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