AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2698 v3
12.34

EPYC 7281 outperforms Xeon E5-2698 v3 by 14% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2698 v3 and EPYC 7281 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking550452
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.213.84
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date8 September 2014 (9 years old)29 June 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$650
Current price$1778 $1299 (2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7281 has 74% better value for money than Xeon E5-2698 v3.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2698 v3 and EPYC 7281 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache40 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature88 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)88 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2698 v3 and EPYC 7281 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 configuration22 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011TR4
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v3 and EPYC 7281. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2698 v3 and EPYC 7281 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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2698 v3 and EPYC 7281 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 E5-2698 v3 and EPYC 7281. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size768 GB2 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2698 v3 and EPYC 7281.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40128

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 E5-2698 v3 12.34
EPYC 7281 14.08
+14.1%

EPYC 7281 outperforms Xeon E5-2698 v3 by 14% 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 E5-2698 v3 18960
EPYC 7281 21621
+14%

EPYC 7281 outperforms Xeon E5-2698 v3 by 14% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 12.34 14.08
Recency 8 September 2014 29 June 2017
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 170 Watt

The EPYC 7281 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2698 v3 in performance tests.


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