AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 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 7F32

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 2266
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40000 vs 7389

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs June 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426 vs 2266
PassMark - CPU mark	40000 vs 7389

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 180 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2426

2266

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40000

7389

Name	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426	2266
PassMark - CPU mark	40000	7389
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13102

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2100	$800
OPN PIB	100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000139
Place in performance rating	553	430
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$697.36
Processor Number		E3-1280 v3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.12
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	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	2	1
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 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)