AMD EPYC 7371 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7371 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7371

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 2333
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31094 vs 8410

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 2333
PassMark - CPU mark	31094 vs 8410

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7371
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2377

2333

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31094

8410

Name	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377	2333
PassMark - CPU mark	31094	8410
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC
Place in performance rating	591	247
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch date		5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)		$612
Price now		$690.01
Processor Number		E3-1280V5
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.55
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.70 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	8 MB
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	341 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1151
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		None
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		N / A
Max resolution over eDP		N / A
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		N / A
OpenGL		N / A
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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® 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)