EPYC Embedded 3151 vs Xeon E3-1230 v6

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1202not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.26no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD EPYC Embedded
Power efficiency6.81no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)21 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3527
L1 cache256 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data213 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151AMD BGA SP4r2
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151. 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+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+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 E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151 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 E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB512 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151 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 E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1632

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 March 2017 21 February 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 45 Watt

EPYC Embedded 3151 has an age advantage of 10 months, and 60% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1230 v6 and EPYC Embedded 3151. We've got no test results to judge.


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