AMD EPYC 7281 vs Xeon X7460
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Xeon X7460 with 6 cores 2.667GHz . 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 8 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 667)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)
Xeon X7460 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.667GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (130W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7281
+67%
560
Xeon X7460
334
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7281
456
Xeon X7460
+269%
1684
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Sep 2008
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Dunnington
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 604
N/A
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon MP (Dunnington)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
1.9 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
130 W
85 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
503 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.667 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
16
Total Core Count
6
32
Total Thread Count
6
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
266 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
10.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per module
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
4
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR2, DDR3-667
8
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
0
