Intel Xeon E3 1280 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

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Intel Xeon E3-1280

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1280 with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 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 1280 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.5GHz)

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (55W vs 95W)

Score

Intel Xeon E3 1280

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

General Parameters

Apr 2011

Release Date

Feb 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge

Core Architecture

Zen

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

AMD BGA SP4r2

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Generation

EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))

Package

1.16 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

55 W

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

216 mm²

Die Size

213 mm²

CPU Performance

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.1 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35.0

Multiplier

25.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

32

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