AMD EPYC 7261 vs Intel Xeon E5 2699 v3
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7261 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2699 v3 with 18 cores 2.3GHz . 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 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Intel Xeon E5 2699 v3 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 32MB)
Lower TDP (145W vs 170W)
Score
General Parameters
Jun 2018
Release Date
Sep 2014
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Haswell-EP
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
145 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
77 °C
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
356 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
8
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
23.0
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
45 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
8
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
40
