AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon E-2136

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Combined performance score

Xeon E-2136
8.76

EPYC 7251 outperforms Xeon E-2136 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E-2136 and EPYC 7251 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking779703
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money18.268.07
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date12 July 2018 (5 years old)29 June 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$284$574
Current price$340 (1.2x MSRP)$348 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2136 has 126% better value for money than EPYC 7251.

Technical specs

Xeon E-2136 and EPYC 7251 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache384 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2136 and EPYC 7251 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151TR4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2136 and EPYC 7251. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2136 and EPYC 7251 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2136 and EPYC 7251 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2136 and EPYC 7251. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size128 GB2 TiB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s153.652 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2136 and EPYC 7251.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16128

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.

Xeon E-2136 8.76
EPYC 7251 9.72
+11%

EPYC 7251 outperforms Xeon E-2136 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E-2136 13451
EPYC 7251 14935
+11%

EPYC 7251 outperforms Xeon E-2136 by 11% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.76 9.72
Recency 12 July 2018 29 June 2017
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Cost $284 $574
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 120 Watt

The EPYC 7251 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2136 in performance tests.


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