Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 and AMD EPYC 7301 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 E3-1240L v3

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
6.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1739 vs 1654

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739 vs 1654

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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: 14 nm vs 22 nm
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34148 vs 5655

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34148 vs 5655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1739

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5655

34148

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	5655	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q2'14	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1341	485
Processor Number	E3-1240LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	32
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	25.6 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	155/170 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
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
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)