AMD EPYC Embedded 9124 vs Xeon E7420
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 9124 with 16 cores 3GHz and Xeon E7420 with 4 cores 2.133GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC Embedded 9124 's Advantages
Released 14 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 667)
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.133GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 45nm)
Xeon E7420 's Advantages
Lower TDP (90W vs 200W)
Score
General Parameters
Mar 2023
Release Date
Sep 2008
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Genoa
Core Architecture
Dunnington
AMD Socket SP5
Socket
Intel Socket 604
N/A
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Generation
Xeon MP (Dunnington)
Package
26.28 billions
Transistor Count
1.9 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
200 W
Power Consumption
90 W
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
4x72 mm²
Die Size
503 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
397 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.133 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
16
Total Core Count
4
32
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
266 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
8.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per module
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
4
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR2, DDR3-667
12
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
0
128
PCIe Lanes
-
