AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 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 7F72

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
24x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2384 vs 2235
7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52740 vs 7304

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs June 2013
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 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	192 MB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2384 vs 2235
PassMark - CPU mark	52740 vs 7304

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 240 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2384

2235

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52740

7304

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2384	2235
PassMark - CPU mark	52740	7304
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13102

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	June 2013
Place in performance rating	453	403
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch price (MSRP)		$800
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
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	74 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
Transistor count	3,800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 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)	240 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
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)