AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

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
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 7508
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 vs 7508

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2283 vs 1700
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2283 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1700
2283
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19532
7508
Name AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1700 2283
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 7508
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4368
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 13953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 17.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.686

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen (Snowy Owl) Haswell
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 Q2'14
Place in performance rating 1188 1184
Processor Number E3-1276V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.15 GHz 3.60 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 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 32 8
Transistor count 4,800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AMD BGA SP4r2 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

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

Execution Units 20
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2
OpenGL 4.3

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)