AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 vs Xeon E6540

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

Intel Xeon E6540

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz . 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 1333)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)

Lower TDP (55W vs 105W)

Xeon E6540 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

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Xeon E6540

General Parameters

Feb 2018

Release Date

Mar 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Zen

Core Architecture

Nehalem-EX

AMD BGA SP4r2

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))

Generation

Xeon(Beckton)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

2.3 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

55 W

Power Consumption

105 W

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

684 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.266 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

15.0

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

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

2

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

32

PCIe Lanes

-

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