AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13912 vs 11240
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 vs 29 June 2017
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
L1 cache 768 KB vs 576 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13912 vs 11240

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1884 vs 1881

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1881
1884
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13912
11240
Name AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark 1881 1884
PassMark - CPU mark 13912 11240
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 16580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.469

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Zen
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 29 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1189 1190
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray YD160BBBM6IAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
Die size 192 mm 192 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 576 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 16 12
Transistor count 4800 million 4800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 95°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 32
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16
PCIe configurations x16, x8, x4, x2
Total number of SATA ports 8
USB revision 3.0

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Security & Reliability

Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption