AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon E3 1285 v6
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1285 v6 with 4 cores 4.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7251 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 4)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1285 v6 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.1GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (79W vs 120W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7251
781
Intel Xeon E3 1285 v6
+122%
1737
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7251
3651
Intel Xeon E3 1285 v6
+60%
5854
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7251
537
Intel Xeon E3 1285 v6
+138%
1279
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7251
540
Intel Xeon E3 1285 v6
+819%
4964
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Aug 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake-DT
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics P630
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E3 (Kaby Lake-DT)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
79 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.1 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
41.0
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
8 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400
Memory Types
DDR4
8
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
16
