AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD EPYC 3201

Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 93839% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 5770

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 5770

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1879 vs 1564

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1879 vs 1564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

1879

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

5770

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	1879
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	5770
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3027
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3027

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	Q2'13
Place in performance rating	1490	1415
Series	3000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Processor Number		E3-1268LV3
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150)
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	8
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4, x2	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
UART
USB revision	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3