Intel Xeon E5 2640 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2640 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 with 8 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 5 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (55W vs 95W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2640
800
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
+8%
870
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2640
3177
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
+55%
4939
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Feb 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Zen
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD BGA SP4r2
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
55 W
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
435 mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
25.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
4
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
32
