AMD EPYC 7261 vs Xeon W5590

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AMD EPYC 7261

Intel Xeon W5590

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7261 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon W5590 with 4 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 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1333)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)

Xeon W5590 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 170W)

Score

AMD EPYC 7261

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Xeon W5590

General Parameters

Jun 2018

Release Date

Aug 2009

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Gainestown

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon(Gainestown)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

0.731 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

130 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

263 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

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

25.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

8

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

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