Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 with 4 cores 2GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 with 8 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 's Advantages
Lower TDP (47W vs 55W)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1600)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)
Score
General Parameters
Jun 2015
Release Date
Feb 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Broadwell-DT
Core Architecture
Zen
Intel BGA 1364
Socket
AMD BGA SP4r2
Intel Iris Pro P6300
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E3 (Broadwell-DT)
Generation
EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
47 W
Power Consumption
55 W
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
182 mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
CPU Performance
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20.0
Multiplier
25.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
2
Max Memory Channels
2
25.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
