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).

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

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 8029

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19532 vs 8029

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: 2245 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	2245 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

2245

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

8029

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	2245
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	8029
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	1091	1061
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)