AMD EPYC 7261 vs Intel Xeon X5680

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AMD EPYC 7261

Intel Xeon X5680

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7261 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon X5680 with 6 cores 3.333GHz . 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 8 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Intel Xeon X5680 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 170W)

Score

AMD EPYC 7261

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Intel Xeon X5680

General Parameters

Jun 2018

Release Date

Feb 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Westmere-EP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

1.17 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

130 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

239 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.333 GHz

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

25.0

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

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3

8

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

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