AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon E5 2675 v3
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2675 v3 with 16 cores 1.8GHz . 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 2 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Intel Xeon E5 2675 v3 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (40MB vs 32MB)
Lower TDP (110W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7281
560
Intel Xeon E5 2675 v3
+24%
698
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7281
456
Intel Xeon E5 2675 v3
+1116%
5545
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Sep 2014
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Haswell-EP
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
110 W
85 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
83 °C
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
356 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.3 GHz
16
Total Core Count
16
32
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
18.0
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
40 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
8
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
40
