Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 vs AMD EPYC 7281
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 with 6 cores 2.1GHz and AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 's Advantages
Lower TDP (80W vs 170W)
AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 15MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2
422
AMD EPYC 7281
+32%
560
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2
+648%
3412
AMD EPYC 7281
456
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Jun 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Naples
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Generation
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
170 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
160 mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.7 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
21.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
4
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
