AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 vs Intel Xeon X5660

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

Intel Xeon X5660

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon X5660 with 6 cores 2.8GHz . 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 7 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (55W vs 95W)

Intel Xeon X5660 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

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Intel Xeon X5660

General Parameters

Feb 2018

Release Date

Mar 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Zen

Core Architecture

Westmere-EP

AMD BGA SP4r2

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))

Generation

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

1.17 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

55 W

Power Consumption

95 W

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

239 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

21.0

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

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

32

PCIe Lanes

-

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