Intel Xeon W 1290 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

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Intel Xeon W-1290

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W 1290 with 10 cores 3.2GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 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 W 1290 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 's Advantages

Lower TDP (55W vs 80W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon W 1290 +102%

1764

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

870

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon W 1290 +78%

8817

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

4939

Intel Xeon W 1290

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Feb 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

Intel Socket 1200

Socket

AMD BGA SP4r2

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Comet Lake)

Generation

EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

55 W

70 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

206 mm²

Die Size

213 mm²

CPU Performance

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

5.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.1 GHz

10

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

25.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

32

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