Xeon E5-2630L v3 vs EPYC 7251

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7251
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 120 Watt
9.40
+72.2%
Xeon E5-2630L v3
2014
8 cores / 16 threads, 55 Watt
5.46

EPYC 7251 outperforms Xeon E5-2630L v3 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7251 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8131163
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.85no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency7.419.39
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$574no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7251 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data60 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7251 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketTR4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7251 and Xeon E5-2630L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

EPYC 7251 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7251 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7251 and Xeon E5-2630L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size2 TiB768 GB
Max memory channels84
Maximum memory bandwidth153.652 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7251 and Xeon E5-2630L v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12840

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.

EPYC 7251 9.40
+72.2%
Xeon E5-2630L v3 5.46

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.

EPYC 7251 14935
+72.3%
Xeon E5-2630L v3 8668

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 5.46
Recency 29 June 2017 8 September 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 55 Watt

EPYC 7251 has a 72.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2630L v3, on the other hand, has 118.2% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7251 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630L v3 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7251 and Xeon E5-2630L v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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