AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 3151

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 72 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 72 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6

Around 45% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2505 vs 1883
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9032 vs 8376

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2505 vs 1883
PassMark - CPU mark	9032 vs 8376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1883

2505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8376

9032

Name	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883	2505
PassMark - CPU mark	8376	9032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1049
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4274

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Kaby Lake
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q1'17
Place in performance rating	1267	1261
Processor Number		E3-1280V6
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.90 GHz
Die size	213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	72 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)