AMD EPYC 73F3 vs Intel Xeon W 1290
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 73F3 with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Xeon W 1290 with 10 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 73F3 's Advantages
Released 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages
Lower TDP (80W vs 240W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 73F3
501
Intel Xeon W 1290
+252%
1764
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 73F3
2348
Intel Xeon W 1290
+275%
8817
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
240 W
Power Consumption
80 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
70 °C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
8x81 mm²
Die Size
206 mm²
12 nm
I/O Process Size
-
416 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
16
Total Core Count
10
32
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35.0
Multiplier
32.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
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
