AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon E3 1285 v4

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1285 v4 with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7251 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2400 vs DDR3-1866)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)

Intel Xeon E3 1285 v4 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 120W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7251

781

Intel Xeon E3 1285 v4 +70%

1332

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7251

3651

Intel Xeon E3 1285 v4 +23%

4509

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7251

537

Intel Xeon E3 1285 v4 +78%

956

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7251

540

Intel Xeon E3 1285 v4 +589%

3721

AMD EPYC 7251

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Intel Xeon E3 1285 v4

General Parameters

Jun 2017

Release Date

Jun 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Broadwell-DT

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 1150

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Intel Iris Pro P6300

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon E3 (Broadwell-DT)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 1150

120 W

Power Consumption

95 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

182 mm²

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-LGA14C

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

35.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR3-1866

8

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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