AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 vs Xeon E5420
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon E5420 with 4 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)
Lower TDP (55W vs 80W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
+138%
870
Xeon E5420
365
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
+368%
4939
Xeon E5420
1054
General Parameters
Feb 2018
Release Date
Nov 2007
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Zen
Core Architecture
Harpertown
AMD BGA SP4r2
Socket
Intel Socket 771
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))
Generation
Xeon (Harpertown)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
0.82 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
55 W
Power Consumption
80 W
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
2x107 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
333 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
7.5
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
6 MB per die
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR2, DDR3
Depends on motherboard
2
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
32
PCIe Lanes
-
