EPYC Embedded 3201 vs Xeon E3-1220 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v3 and EPYC Embedded 3201 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1495	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.23	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC Embedded
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$239	no data
Current price	$61 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and EPYC Embedded 3201 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	213 mm2
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v3 and EPYC Embedded 3201 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	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1150	AMD BGA SP4r2
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and EPYC Embedded 3201. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and EPYC Embedded 3201 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and EPYC Embedded 3201 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no 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 E3-1220 v3 and EPYC Embedded 3201. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	32 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.13 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and EPYC Embedded 3201.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2013	21 February 2018
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	30 Watt

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