AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
28 more threads: 32 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1538
8.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 2348

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Feb 2018 vs May 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Number of threads	32 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1538
PassMark - CPU mark	19532 vs 2348

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
262144x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.9x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 100 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 32MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1538

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

2348

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1538
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	2348
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5828

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1217	1215
Processor Number		E3-1220LV2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status		Discontinued
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	32	4
Transistor count	4,800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.23 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	17 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)