Xeon E3-1230 v6 vs EPYC 7371

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7371
2018
16 cores / 32 threads, 200 Watt
19.38
+274%
Xeon E3-1230 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.18

EPYC 7371 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v6 by a whopping 274% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2971202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.596.24
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency10.796.81
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,550$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 has 12% better value for money than EPYC 7371.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier3135
L1 cache1.5 MB256 KB
L2 cache8 MB1 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Number of transistors19200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size2 TiB64 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12816

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 7371 19.38
+274%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 5.18

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 7371 30782
+274%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 8229

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.38 5.18
Recency 13 November 2018 28 March 2017
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 8
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 72 Watt

EPYC 7371 has a 274.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon E3-1230 v6, on the other hand, has 177.8% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7371 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 v6 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7371 and Xeon E3-1230 v6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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