AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 9124

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 7 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 14 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60915 vs 8399

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 256 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	60915 vs 8399

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
65536x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
131072x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2331 vs 2229

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2331 vs 2229

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2229

2331

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60915

8399

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229	2331
PassMark - CPU mark	60915	8399
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$612
Place in performance rating	297	246
Architecture codename		Skylake
Price now		$690.01
Processor Number		E3-1280V5
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.55
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.70 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Transistor count	26,280 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		None
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		N / A
Max resolution over eDP		N / A
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		N / A
OpenGL		N / A
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)