AMD 3015e vs Intel Xeon E5-2658

Comparative analysis of AMD 3015e and Intel Xeon E5-2658 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD 3015e

Intel Xeon E5-2658

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD 3015e

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 88°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
15.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1338 vs 1096

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jul 2020 vs March 2012
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1338 vs 1096

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10053 vs 2677

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10053 vs 2677

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD 3015e
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1338

1096

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2677

10053

Name	AMD 3015e	Intel Xeon E5-2658
PassMark - Single thread mark	1338	1096
PassMark - CPU mark	2677	10053

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD 3015e	Intel Xeon E5-2658
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	6 Jul 2020	March 2012
OPN Tray	AM3015BRP2OFJ
Place in performance rating	1864	1881
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,462
Price now		$1,462
Processor Number		E5-2658
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.91
Performance
Base frequency	1.2 GHz	2.10 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	88°C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	1	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT5	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		1
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Supported FSBs
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)