EPYC Embedded 8224P vs Xeon E3-1220 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v6
2017, $193
4 cores / 4 threads, 72 Watt
3.17
EPYC Embedded 8224P
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 160 Watt
27.71
+774%

EPYC Embedded 8224P outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v6 by a whopping 774% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1783212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.79no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency4.7218.57
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Siena (2023−2024)
Release date28 March 2017 (8 years ago)18 September 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and EPYC Embedded 8224P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed3 GHz2.55 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data2x 73 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistorsno data17,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v6 and EPYC Embedded 8224P 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
SocketFCLGA1151SP6
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and EPYC Embedded 8224P. 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+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and EPYC Embedded 8224P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and EPYC Embedded 8224P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 v6 and EPYC Embedded 8224P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and EPYC Embedded 8224P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and EPYC Embedded 8224P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and EPYC Embedded 8224P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v6 3.17
EPYC Embedded 8224P 27.71
+774%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon E3-1220 v6 5589
Samples: 60
EPYC Embedded 8224P 48869
+774%
Samples: 3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.17 27.71
Recency 28 March 2017 18 September 2023
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 160 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 v6 has 122.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC Embedded 8224P, on the other hand, has a 774.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 in performance tests.

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