AMD EPYC 7551P vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7551P and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7551P

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551P

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
30 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 2
60 more threads: 64 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
24x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x 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
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1770 vs 1505
17x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38126 vs 2248
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6648 vs 5828

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2017 vs May 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 2
Number of threads	64 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770 vs 1505
PassMark - CPU mark	38126 vs 2248
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6648 vs 5828

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
10.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 180 Watt
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2267 vs 609

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2267 vs 609

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7551P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

1505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38126

2248

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

609

2267

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6648

5828

Name	AMD EPYC 7551P	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770	1505
PassMark - CPU mark	38126	2248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	609	2267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6648	5828

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7551P	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	June 2017	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1236	1228
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1220LV2
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	192 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	32	2
Number of threads	64	4
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	341 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		32.23 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	TR4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	17 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring