AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8376 vs 7808
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 vs June 2015
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 8376 vs 7808

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

  • Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • 393216x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 1883
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2313 vs 1883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1883
2313
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8376
7808
Name AMD EPYC 3151 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1883 2313
PassMark - CPU mark 8376 7808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 740
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 740
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2101
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3280

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3151 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Broadwell
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 June 2015
Place in performance rating 1266 1252
Processor Number E3-1285V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.50 GHz
Die size 213 mm² 160 mm
L1 cache 96K (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16MB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Number of QPI Links 0
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AMD BGA SP4r2 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013B

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only) 1x16
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

eDRAM 128 MB
Execution Units 48
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)