Intel Xeon E7 8870 vs AMD EPYC 7251
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz and AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E7 8870 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
AMD EPYC 7251 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (120W vs 130W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
401
AMD EPYC 7251
+94%
781
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
2530
AMD EPYC 7251
+44%
3651
General Parameters
Apr 2011
Release Date
Jun 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Westmere-EX
Core Architecture
Naples
Intel Socket 1567
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)
Generation
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
81 °C
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
513 mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.9 GHz
10
Total Core Count
8
20
Total Thread Count
16
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
18.0
Multiplier
21.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
8
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
3