AMD EPYC 7261 vs Xeon X3480

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AMD EPYC 7261

Intel Xeon X3480

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7261 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon X3480 with 4 cores 3.066GHz . 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 1 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 X3480 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.066GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 170W)

Score

AMD EPYC 7261

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Xeon X3480

General Parameters

Jun 2018

Release Date

May 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Lynnfield

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 1156

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon(Lynnfield)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

0.774 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

95 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

296 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.066 GHz

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.733 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

23.0

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

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

8

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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