AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 with 18 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1866)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 32MB)
Lower TDP (140W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7281
+75%
560
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
320
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7281
456
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
+601%
3199
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Jun 2015
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Haswell-EX
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E7 (Haswell-EX)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
140 W
85 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
75 °C
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.9 GHz
16
Total Core Count
18
32
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
21.0
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
45 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR3,DDR4-1866
8
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
32
