AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. 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 7302

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x 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
16x 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
7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51405 vs 6974

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51405 vs 6974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2213 vs 1936

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2213 vs 1936

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1936

2213

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51405

6974

Name	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1936	2213
PassMark - CPU mark	51405	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 7302	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$978
OPN PIB	100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000043
Place in performance rating	619	601
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1285 v3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 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
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
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		1.30 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)