AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon E5 2676 v3
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2676 v3 with 12 cores 2.4GHz . 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 late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Intel Xeon E5 2676 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (120W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7281
560
Intel Xeon E5 2676 v3
555
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7281
+42%
456
Intel Xeon E5 2676 v3
319
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Jun 2015
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
120 W
85 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
356 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3 GHz
16
Total Core Count
12
32
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
24.0
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
30 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR3,DDR4-2133
8
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
40
