AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7542 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7542

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
56 more threads: 64 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x 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
64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73885 vs 8399

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	73885 vs 8399

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2331 vs 2073

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2331 vs 2073

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7542
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2073

2331

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

73885

8399

Name	AMD EPYC 7542	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073	2331
PassMark - CPU mark	73885	8399
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7542	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$3400	$612
OPN PIB	100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000075
Place in performance rating	247	244
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$690.01
Processor Number		E3-1280V5
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.55
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	32	4
Number of threads	64	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		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
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
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