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.

 

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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1466
  • 6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 3267
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 1466
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 vs 3267

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
1466
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19532
3267
Name AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon W3570
PassMark - Single thread mark 1700 1466
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 3267
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 1188 1001
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)