AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 vs Intel Xeon E5 2420

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

Intel Xeon E5-2420

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2420 with 6 cores 1.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 1.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (55W vs 95W)

Score

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

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Intel Xeon E5 2420

General Parameters

Feb 2018

Release Date

May 2012

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Zen

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EN

AMD BGA SP4r2

Socket

Intel Socket 1356

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

1.27 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

55 W

Power Consumption

95 W

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

294 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.9 GHz

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

19.0

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

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

32

PCIe Lanes

-

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