Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3101

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

AMD EPYC Embedded 3101

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 3101 with 4 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 8MB)

AMD EPYC Embedded 3101 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 4)

Lower TDP (35W vs 105W)

Score

Xeon Platinum 8256

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3101

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Feb 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Zen

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD BGA SP4r2

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

35 W

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

-

Die Size

213 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

21.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

32

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