AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 vs Xeon E5540

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

Intel Xeon E5540

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon E5540 with 4 cores 2.533GHz . 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 8 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1066)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)

Lower TDP (55W vs 80W)

Xeon E5540 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.533GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

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Xeon E5540

General Parameters

Feb 2018

Release Date

Mar 2009

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Zen

Core Architecture

Gainestown

AMD BGA SP4r2

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))

Generation

Xeon(Gainestown)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

0.731 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

55 W

Power Consumption

80 W

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

263 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.533 GHz

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.8 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

19.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3-1066

2

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

32

PCIe Lanes

-

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