AMD EPYC 7552 vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7552 and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7552

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7552

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
44 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 4
88 more threads: 96 vs 8
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
10.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72235 vs 6954

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	48 vs 4
Number of threads	96 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	72235 vs 6954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

5.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2073 vs 1527

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073 vs 1527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7552
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1527

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

72235

6954

Name	AMD EPYC 7552	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1527	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	72235	6954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		29.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		442.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		62.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7552	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	509	507
Processor Number		E3-1265LV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	4.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	192 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	48	4
Number of threads	96	8
Transistor count	3800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		48
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)