EPYC 9015 vs Xeon w5-2555X

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon w5-2555X and EPYC 9015 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking120not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency12.27no data
Architecture codenameno dataTurin (2024)
Release date1 July 2024 (less than a year ago)10 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$527

Detailed specifications

Xeon w5-2555X and EPYC 9015 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33.75 MB Intel® Smart Cache64 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data16,630 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w5-2555X and EPYC 9015 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA4677SP5
Power consumption (TDP)252 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-2555X and EPYC 9015. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon w5-2555X and EPYC 9015 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w5-2555X and EPYC 9015 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 w5-2555X and EPYC 9015. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5
Maximum memory size2 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w5-2555X and EPYC 9015.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes64128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2024 10 October 2024
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Power consumption (TDP) 252 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon w5-2555X has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

EPYC 9015, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 101.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon w5-2555X and EPYC 9015. We've got no test results to judge.


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