Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 vs AMD EPYC 7551P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 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 E3-1280 v6

AMD EPYC 7551P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6

Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 72 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2508 vs 1772
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1049 vs 609

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2508 vs 1772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1049 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
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38198 vs 9093
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6648 vs 4274

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	38198 vs 9093
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6648 vs 4274

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2508

1772

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9093

38198

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1049

609

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4274

6648

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6	AMD EPYC 7551P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2508	1772
PassMark - CPU mark	9093	38198
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1049	609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4274	6648

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6	AMD EPYC 7551P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q1'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1264	1284
Processor Number	E3-1280V6
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.20 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	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
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)	72 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® 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™)