Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs AMD EPYC 9655

VS

Intel Xeon E3-1230

AMD EPYC 9655

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1230 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and AMD EPYC 9655 with 96 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1230 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 400W)

AMD EPYC 9655 's Advantages

Released 13 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (6000 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (384MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 32nm)

Score

Intel Xeon E3 1230

VS

AMD EPYC 9655

General Parameters

Apr 2011

Release Date

Oct 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge

Core Architecture

Turin

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

AMD Socket SP5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Generation

EPYC(Zen 5 (Turin))

Package

1.16 billions

Transistor Count

99.78 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

400 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

216 mm²

Die Size

12x70.6 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

mm²

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

96

-

Performance Core Threads

192

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

96

8

Total Thread Count

192

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

26.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

384 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR5-6000

-

Max Memory Size

6 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

12

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

576 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD EPYC 9655

3

PCIe Version

5

16

PCIe Lanes

128

Related CPU Comparisons

1

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs Xeon LC5518

2

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs Intel Xeon E3 1241 v3

3

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

4

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

5

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs EPYC Embedded 8224P

6

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs AMD EPYC 7282

7

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs Aubrey Isle

8

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded 8640U

9

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N

10

Intel Xeon E3 1230 vs Opteron 148

Related News

1

Continuous Decline in DRAM Memory Prices: Downward Trend Intensifies

2

NVIDIA GB202 Chip Unveiled for the First Time, to be Used in RTX 5090 with 512-bit GDDR7 Memory

3

Strix Halo Integrated Graphics Score Appears on Passmark, Currently Slightly Below RTX 3060 12GB

4

AMD Unveils New RX 9070 XT Graphics Card Performance: Positioned Between RX 7900 GRE and RX 7900 XT

5

Double the Excitement! AMD FSR 4.0 to Launch Alongside RX 9070 XT Graphics Card

6

CPU-Z Minor Update: Support for Intel's Four New Products and New Memory

7

CXMT Reportedly Achieves 80% Yield in DDR5 Production

8

Intel Wildcat Lake Appears on Shipping List with FCBGA1516 Socket, Poised to Replace Alder Lake-N

9

The Commencement of ARM and Qualcomm Licensing Dispute Trial: Potential Major Impact on PC Market

10

NVIDIA Allegedly Equips RTX 5080 with 30Gbps Memory Speed, Other Models to Feature 28Gbps