AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon W 11955M

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AMD EPYC 7281

Intel Xeon W-11955M

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon W 11955M with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 24MB)

Intel Xeon W 11955M 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (35W vs 170W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7281

560

Intel Xeon W 11955M +280%

2130

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7281

456

Intel Xeon W 11955M +1881%

9034

AMD EPYC 7281

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Intel Xeon W 11955M

General Parameters

Jun 2017

Release Date

May 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Tiger Lake-H

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 1499

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon (Tiger Lake-H)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

35 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

190 mm²

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

16

Total Core Count

8

32

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

21.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

8

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

4

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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