AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 24 more threads: 32 vs 8
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 8027
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 32 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 vs 8027

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2237 vs 1700
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2237 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1700
2237
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19532
8027
Name AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 1700 2237
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 8027
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4154

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen (Snowy Owl) Skylake
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1188 1137
Processor Number E3-1245V5
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.15 GHz 3.50 GHz
Die size 2x 213 mm²
L1 cache 96K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core)
L3 cache 32MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 32 8
Transistor count 4,800 million
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 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AMD BGA SP4r2 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only) 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

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® 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)