AMD EPYC 7261 vs Intel Xeon E3 1270 v5
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7261 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1270 v5 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7261 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1270 v5 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 170W)
Score
General Parameters
Jun 2018
Release Date
Oct 2015
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Skylake-DT
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E3 (Skylake-DT)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
80 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
36.0
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
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR3,DDR4-2133
8
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
16
