Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 vs AMD EPYC 9255
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 with 4 cores 3.7GHz and AMD EPYC 9255 with 24 cores 3.25GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.25GHz)
Lower TDP (87W vs 200W)
AMD EPYC 9255 's Advantages
Released 12 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (6000 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2
833
AMD EPYC 9255
+204%
2535
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2
2870
AMD EPYC 9255
+678%
22355
General Parameters
May 2012
Release Date
Oct 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge
Core Architecture
Turin
Intel Socket 1155
Socket
AMD Socket SP5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)
Generation
EPYC(Zen 5 (Turin))
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
33.26 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
87 W
Power Consumption
200 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
160 mm²
Die Size
4x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
mm²
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
24
-
Performance Core Threads
48
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.25 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Total Core Count
24
8
Total Thread Count
48
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37.0
Multiplier
32.5
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR5-6000
-
Max Memory Size
6 TB
2
Max Memory Channels
12
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
576 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
