Intel Xeon E5 1620 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 9124
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1620 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 9124 with 16 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 1620 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3GHz)
Lower TDP (130W vs 200W)
AMD EPYC Embedded 9124 's Advantages
Released 11 years late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 10MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 1620
690
AMD EPYC Embedded 9124
+185%
1970
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 1620
2533
AMD EPYC Embedded 9124
+558%
16674
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Mar 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-E
Core Architecture
Genoa
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket SP5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Package
1.27 billions
Transistor Count
26.28 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
200 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
294 mm²
Die Size
4x72 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
397 mm²
CPU Performance
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36.0
Multiplier
30.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR5-4800
4
Max Memory Channels
12
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
5
-
PCIe Lanes
128
