Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 vs AMD EPYC 7601
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 with 4 cores 2GHz and AMD EPYC 7601 with 32 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 's Advantages
Lower TDP (47W vs 180W)
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)
Score
General Parameters
Jun 2015
Release Date
Jun 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Broadwell-DT
Core Architecture
Naples
Intel BGA 1364
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
Intel Iris Pro P6300
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E3 (Broadwell-DT)
Generation
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
47 W
Power Consumption
180 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
81 °C
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
182 mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
CPU Performance
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
32
8
Total Thread Count
64
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20.0
Multiplier
22.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
2
Max Memory Channels
8
25.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
