AMD EPYC 7371 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7371 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 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 E3-1285 v6

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
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31094 vs 8536

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31094 vs 8536

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2579 vs 2377

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2579 vs 2377

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7371
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2377

2579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31094

8536

Name	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377	2579
PassMark - CPU mark	31094	8536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18224

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC
Place in performance rating	592	118
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch date		August 2017
Price now		$450
Processor Number		E3-1285V6
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		7.82
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	4.10 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.50 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		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
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	37.5 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	79 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
Device ID		0x191D
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)