Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 vs AMD EPYC 72F3
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 with 4 cores 3.7GHz and AMD EPYC 72F3 with 8 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages
Lower TDP (87W vs 180W)
AMD EPYC 72F3 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2
833
AMD EPYC 72F3
+116%
1805
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2
2870
AMD EPYC 72F3
+297%
11422
General Parameters
May 2012
Release Date
Mar 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge
Core Architecture
Milan
Intel Socket 1155
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
33.2 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
87 W
Power Consumption
180 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
160 mm²
Die Size
8x81 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
416 mm²
CPU Performance
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37.0
Multiplier
37.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
256 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
Cores per CCD
1
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
2
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
4
16
PCIe Lanes
128
