AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, 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 7702P

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
60 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 4
120 more threads: 128 vs 8
16x 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
32x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
8.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63633 vs 7402

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	64 vs 4
Number of threads	128 vs 8
L1 cache	4 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63633 vs 7402

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2277 vs 2110
5.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4056 vs 779
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 13102 vs 11436

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2277 vs 2110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4056 vs 779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	13102 vs 11436

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2110

2277

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63633

7402

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

779

4056

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11436

13102

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110	2277
PassMark - CPU mark	63633	7402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779	4056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436	13102

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425	$800
Place in performance rating	683	365
Processor Number	7702P	E3-1280 v3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$697.36
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.12
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	64	4
Number of threads	128	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)