AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Xeon W 1290E
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 72F3 with 8 cores 3.7GHz and Xeon W 1290E with 10 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 72F3 's Advantages
Released 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Xeon W 1290E 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 180W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 72F3
+8%
1805
Xeon W 1290E
1669
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 72F3
+23%
11422
Xeon W 1290E
9246
General Parameters
Mar 2021
Release Date
May 2020
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Milan
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 1200
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics P630
EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))
Generation
Xeon (Comet Lake)
Package
33.2 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
180 W
Power Consumption
95 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
8x81 mm²
Die Size
206 mm²
12 nm
I/O Process Size
-
416 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
8
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37.0
Multiplier
35.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
512 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
256 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
Cores per CCD
-
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
8
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
4
PCIe Version
3
128
PCIe Lanes
16
