AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon E5 2695 v2
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2695 v2 with 12 cores 2.4GHz . 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 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Intel Xeon E5 2695 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (115W vs 120W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7251
+60%
781
Intel Xeon E5 2695 v2
488
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7251
+11%
3651
Intel Xeon E5 2695 v2
3264
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Sep 2013
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Ivy Bridge-EP
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
115 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
24.0
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
30 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
