AMD EPYC 7601 vs Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7601 with 32 cores 2.2GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 with 4 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7601 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1600)
Higher base frequency (2.2GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 6MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 's Advantages
Lower TDP (47W vs 180W)
Score
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Jun 2015
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Broadwell-DT
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel BGA 1364
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
180 W
Power Consumption
47 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
182 mm²
CPU Performance
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
32
Total Core Count
4
64
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
20.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR3-1600
8
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
