Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 vs AMD EPYC 7261
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 with 18 cores 2.1GHz and AMD EPYC 7261 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 E7 8870 v3 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 32MB)
Lower TDP (140W vs 170W)
AMD EPYC 7261 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1866)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
447
AMD EPYC 7261
+61%
722
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
+329%
16314
AMD EPYC 7261
3798
General Parameters
Jun 2015
Release Date
Jun 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EX
Core Architecture
Naples
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E7 (Haswell-EX)
Generation
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
170 W
75 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
81 °C
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
160 mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.9 GHz
18
Total Core Count
8
36
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
25.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
45 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
8
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3,DDR4-1866
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
2
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
32
PCIe Lanes
-
