AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon E3 1285L v4
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1285L v4 with 4 cores 3.4GHz . 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 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 1866)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1285L v4 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (65W vs 120W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7251
781
Intel Xeon E3 1285L v4
+61%
1264
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7251
3651
Intel Xeon E3 1285L v4
+22%
4461
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Jun 2015
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Broadwell-DT
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 1150
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Intel Iris Pro P6300
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E3 (Broadwell-DT)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
65 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
34.0
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
6 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400
Memory Types
DDR3-1866
8
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
29.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
