AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon E5 2620

VS

AMD EPYC 7251

Intel Xeon E5-2620

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2620 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 7251 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Intel Xeon E5 2620 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 120W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7251 +85%

781

Intel Xeon E5 2620

422

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7251 +7%

3651

Intel Xeon E5 2620

3412

AMD EPYC 7251

VS

Intel Xeon E5 2620

General Parameters

Jun 2017

Release Date

Mar 2012

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

95 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

435 mm²

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

20.0

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

15 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR3

8

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

Related CPU Comparisons

1

AMD EPYC 7251 vs AMD EPYC 4364P

2

AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5320H

3

AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon W 2195

4

AMD EPYC 7251 vs Xeon E7530

5

AMD EPYC 7251 vs Opteron 8360 SE (B3)

6

AMD EPYC 7251 vs Opteron 4310 EE

7

AMD EPYC 7251 vs AMD EPYC 8534PN

8

AMD EPYC 7251 vs AMD EPYC 7552

9

AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y

10

AMD EPYC 7251 vs AMD EPYC 9135

Related News

1

NVIDIA GB202 Chip Unveiled for the First Time, to be Used in RTX 5090 with 512-bit GDDR7 Memory

2

Strix Halo Integrated Graphics Score Appears on Passmark, Currently Slightly Below RTX 3060 12GB

3

AMD Unveils New RX 9070 XT Graphics Card Performance: Positioned Between RX 7900 GRE and RX 7900 XT

4

Double the Excitement! AMD FSR 4.0 to Launch Alongside RX 9070 XT Graphics Card

5

CPU-Z Minor Update: Support for Intel's Four New Products and New Memory

6

CXMT Reportedly Achieves 80% Yield in DDR5 Production

7

Intel Wildcat Lake Appears on Shipping List with FCBGA1516 Socket, Poised to Replace Alder Lake-N

8

The Commencement of ARM and Qualcomm Licensing Dispute Trial: Potential Major Impact on PC Market

9

NVIDIA Allegedly Equips RTX 5080 with 30Gbps Memory Speed, Other Models to Feature 28Gbps

10

Intel Reports High Return Rates for Devices Featuring Snapdragon X Series; Qualcomm Counters with 'Industry Standard' Claim