Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 vs AMD EPYC 7281

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 and AMD EPYC 7281 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

AMD EPYC 7281

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 1626

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245 vs 1626

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7281

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
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21621 vs 8029

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21621 vs 8029

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7281

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2245

1626

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8029

21621

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5	AMD EPYC 7281
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245	1626
PassMark - CPU mark	8029	21621
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4154

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5	AMD EPYC 7281
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q4'15	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1061	1099
Processor Number	E3-1245V5
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	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	8	32
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		32 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	400 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 P530
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	4096x2304@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)	80 Watt	155/170 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® 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™)