AMD EPYC 9684X vs Xeon E6540
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 9684X with 96 cores 2.55GHz and Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 9684X 's Advantages
Released 13 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 1333)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.55GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (1152MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 45nm)
Xeon E6540 's Advantages
Lower TDP (105W vs 400W)
Score
General Parameters
Jun 2023
Release Date
Mar 2010
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Genoa-X
Core Architecture
Nehalem-EX
AMD Socket SP5
Socket
Intel Socket 1567
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Generation
Xeon(Beckton)
Package
135.24 billions
Transistor Count
2.3 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
400 W
Power Consumption
105 W
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
12x72 mm²
Die Size
684 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
397 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
2.55 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.266 GHz
96
Total Core Count
6
192
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
25.5
Multiplier
15.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
1152 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR3-1333
12
Max Memory Channels
4
460.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
