AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon E3-1585L 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
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 7959

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19532 vs 7959

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2152 vs 1700

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2152 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

2152

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

7959

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	2152
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	7959

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Skylake
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1186	1134
Processor Number		E3-1585LV5
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	3.00 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	100
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.70 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
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600MHz, DDR4 2133MHz at 1.2V
Max memory channels		2
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	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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		0x193A
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		72
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)