Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs EPYC 7351P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7351P
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
16.15
+264%
Xeon E3-1231 v3
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
4.44

EPYC 7351P outperforms Xeon E3-1231 v3 by a whopping 264% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7351P and Xeon E3-1231 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4151332
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.643.36
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCXeon (Desktop)
Power efficiency8.995.25
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)11 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$750$240

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7351P has 68% better value for money than Xeon E3-1231 v3.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7351P and Xeon E3-1231 v3 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2160 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7351P and Xeon E3-1231 v3 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketTR4FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon E3-1231 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

EPYC 7351P and Xeon E3-1231 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon E3-1231 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon E3-1231 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size2 TiB32 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon E3-1231 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12816

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 7351P 16.15
+264%
Xeon E3-1231 v3 4.44

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7351P 25657
+264%
Xeon E3-1231 v3 7053

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7351P 630
Xeon E3-1231 v3 1196
+89.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7351P 4738
+25.2%
Xeon E3-1231 v3 3783

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.15 4.44
Recency 29 June 2017 11 May 2014
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 7351P has a 263.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1231 v3, on the other hand, has 112.5% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7351P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1231 v3 in performance tests.


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