AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon W3570

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon W3570 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 W3570

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 11 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
Around 55% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 67.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1458
6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 3185

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Feb 2018 vs March 2009
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1458
PassMark - CPU mark	19532 vs 3185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3570

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3 GHz
262144x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 3 GHz
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 32MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1458

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

3185

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon W3570
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1458
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	3185
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2760
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9206

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon W3570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Bloomfield
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1088	934
Launch price (MSRP)		$480
Price now		$479.95
Processor Number		W3570
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.73
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²	263 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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Transistor count	4,800 million	731 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)