AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon E3 1230 v3
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1230 v3 with 4 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7251 's Advantages
Released 4 years late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 1600)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Intel Xeon E3 1230 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 120W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7251
781
Intel Xeon E3 1230 v3
+33%
1044
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7251
+5%
3651
Intel Xeon E3 1230 v3
3477
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Jun 2013
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Haswell-WS
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 1150
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E3 (Haswell-WS)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
80 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
33.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400
Memory Types
DDR3-1600
8
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
16
