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).

 

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 1491 1417
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