AMD EPYC 7261 vs Intel Xeon W 1290

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AMD EPYC 7261

Intel Xeon W-1290

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7261 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon W 1290 with 10 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7261 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 170W)

Score

AMD EPYC 7261

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Intel Xeon W 1290

General Parameters

Jun 2018

Release Date

May 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Comet Lake

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Intel UHD Graphics P630

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon (Comet Lake)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

80 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

70 °C

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

206 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

8

Total Core Count

10

16

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

32.0

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

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

8

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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