AMD EPYC Embedded 9124 vs Intel Xeon E5 2687W
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 9124 with 16 cores 3GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2687W with 8 cores 3.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC Embedded 9124 's Advantages
Released 11 years late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 32nm)
Intel Xeon E5 2687W 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 3GHz)
Lower TDP (150W vs 200W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 9124
+229%
1970
Intel Xeon E5 2687W
597
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 9124
+248%
16674
Intel Xeon E5 2687W
4784
General Parameters
Mar 2023
Release Date
Mar 2012
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Genoa
Core Architecture
Sandy Bridge-EP
AMD Socket SP5
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Generation
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Package
26.28 billions
Transistor Count
2.27 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
200 W
Power Consumption
150 W
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
4x72 mm²
Die Size
435 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
397 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
16
Total Core Count
8
32
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
31.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR3
12
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3
128
PCIe Lanes
-
