AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151
- Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 73°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
- 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
- Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1883 vs 1316
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 73°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 22 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1883 vs 1316 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
- 11 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 4
- 22 more threads: 30 vs 8
- Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
- 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25966 vs 8376
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 15 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 30 vs 8 |
Maximum frequency | 3.10 GHz vs 2.9 GHz |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 8 vs 1 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 25966 vs 8376 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark |
|
|
||||
PassMark - CPU mark |
|
|
Name | AMD EPYC 3151 | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 |
---|---|---|
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1883 | 1316 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 8376 | 25966 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD EPYC 3151 | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 | |
---|---|---|
Essentials |
||
Architecture codename | Zen | Ivy Bridge |
Launch date | 21 Feb 2018 | Q1'14 |
Place in performance rating | 1266 | 1279 |
Processor Number | E7-8880V2 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Server | |
Performance |
||
Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.50 GHz |
Die size | 213 mm² | |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) | |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | |
L3 cache | 16MB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 73°C |
Maximum frequency | 2.9 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 15 |
Number of threads | 8 | 30 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | |
Number of QPI Links | 3 | |
Memory |
||
ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel | DDR3 1066/1333/1600 |
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | |
Compatibility |
||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 8 |
Sockets supported | AMD BGA SP4r2 | FCLGA2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 130 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 52mm x 45mm | |
Peripherals |
||
PCIe configurations | Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only) | x4, x8, x16 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 32 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | S8S | |
Security & Reliability |
||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
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) |