AMD EPYC 8124P vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 8124P

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 3 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x 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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 2213
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36338 vs 6974

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs June 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 2213
PassMark - CPU mark	36338 vs 6974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2213

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

6974

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2213
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	6974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.535
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13074

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$639
Place in performance rating	645	600
Architecture codename		Haswell
Processor Number		E3-1285 v3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Transistor count	17,750 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	DDR5	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
Configurable TDP	120-150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4700
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)