AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7272

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44270 vs 6974

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44270 vs 6974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2213 vs 2019

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2213 vs 2019

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2019

2213

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44270

6974

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2019	2213
PassMark - CPU mark	44270	6974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.535
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13074

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	578	523
Series	AMD EPYC 7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1285 v3
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3, LGA-4094	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 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 P4700
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)