AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 vs Intel Xeon E5 1660

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 Intel Xeon E5 1660

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon E5 1660 with 6 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR3)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (55W vs 130W)

Intel Xeon E5 1660 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 +6%

870

Intel Xeon E5 1660

818

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 +27%

4939

Intel Xeon E5 1660

3870

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

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Intel Xeon E5 1660

General Parameters

Feb 2018

Release Date

Mar 2012

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Zen

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-E

AMD BGA SP4r2

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

AMD BGA SP4r2

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

55 W

Power Consumption

130 W

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

435 mm²

SP4r2

Package

FC-LGA10

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

33.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

15 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

32

PCIe Lanes

-

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