EPYC 7281 vs E2-6110

Primary details

Comparing E2-6110 and EPYC 7281 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2587	490
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.29
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD E-Series	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Beema (2014)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$650
Current price	$289	$1299 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

E2-6110 and EPYC 7281 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on E2-6110 and EPYC 7281 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FT3b	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-6110 and EPYC 7281. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, Single-Channel DDR3L-1600	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-6110 and EPYC 7281 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-6110 and EPYC 7281. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	2 TiB
Max memory channels	1	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R2 Graphics	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E2-6110 and EPYC 7281 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E2-6110 and EPYC 7281 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-6110 and EPYC 7281.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7281 outperforms E2-6110 by 1815% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.73	13.98
Recency	29 April 2014	29 June 2017
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	170 Watt

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