Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 vs AMD EPYC 7551P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 and AMD EPYC 7551P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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 E3-1240 v5

AMD EPYC 7551P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2294 vs 1785
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1019 vs 609

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2294 vs 1785
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1019 vs 609

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
56 more threads: 64 vs 8
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38371 vs 8255
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6648 vs 4008

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	38371 vs 8255
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6648 vs 4008

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2294

1785

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8255

38371

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1019

609

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4008

6648

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5	AMD EPYC 7551P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2294	1785
PassMark - CPU mark	8255	38371
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1019	609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4008	6648

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5	AMD EPYC 7551P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q4'15	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1272	1146
Processor Number	E3-1240V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	32
Number of threads	8	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	34.1 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	180 Watt
Socket Count		1P
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® 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™)