AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 vs Intel Xeon E5 2640
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2640 with 6 cores 2.5GHz . 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 (2666 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (55W vs 95W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
+8%
870
Intel Xeon E5 2640
800
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
+55%
4939
Intel Xeon E5 2640
3177
General Parameters
Feb 2018
Release Date
Mar 2012
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Zen
Core Architecture
Sandy Bridge-EP
AMD BGA SP4r2
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))
Generation
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
2.27 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
55 W
Power Consumption
95 W
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
435 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3 GHz
8
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
25.0
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
2
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
-
