AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon E3 1265L v2

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1265L v2 with 4 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR3)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)

Intel Xeon E3 1265L v2 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (45W vs 170W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7281

560

Intel Xeon E3 1265L v2 +5%

593

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7281

456

Intel Xeon E3 1265L v2 +384%

2208

AMD EPYC 7281

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Intel Xeon E3 1265L v2

General Parameters

Jun 2017

Release Date

May 2012

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Ivy Bridge

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Intel HD 2500

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

1.4 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

170 W

Power Consumption

45 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

160 mm²

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-LGA12C

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

32

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

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

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3

8

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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