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.

 

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 1266 1260
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)