AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon E5530

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon E5530 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 E5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
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
Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1883 vs 1155
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8376 vs 5214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Feb 2018 vs March 2009
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
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 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883 vs 1155
PassMark - CPU mark	8376 vs 5214

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5530

524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 16MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1883

1155

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8376

5214

Name	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon E5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883	1155
PassMark - CPU mark	8376	5214
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2077
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8140

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon E5530
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Nehalem EP
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1267	1265
Launch price (MSRP)		$340
Price now		$29
Processor Number		E5530
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		46.78
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	213 mm²	263 mm2
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)