Xeon Gold 5403N vs EPYC Embedded 3251

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC Embedded 3251 and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYC Embeddedno data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)no data
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$315no data

Detailed specifications

EPYC Embedded 3251 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC Embedded 3251 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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)no data
SocketTR4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC Embedded 3251 and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 Embedded 3251 and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5-4000
Maximum memory size512 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2018 1 October 2023
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 115 Watt

EPYC Embedded 3251 has 130% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5403N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between EPYC Embedded 3251 and Xeon Gold 5403N. We've got no test results to judge.


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