Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 and AMD EPYC 7551 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2014 vs 1742

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2014 vs 1742

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
60 more threads: 64 vs 4
10x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 56671 vs 5670
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2956 vs 911
6.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 20125 vs 3173

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	56671 vs 5670
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2956 vs 911
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20125 vs 3173

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2014

1742

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5670

56671

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

911

2956

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3173

20125

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	2014	1742
PassMark - CPU mark	5670	56671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	911	2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3173	20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q1'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1494	231
Processor Number	E3-1225V6
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$3,813.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	32
Number of threads	4	64
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x591D
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	180 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)