Xeon E3-1220 vs EPYC 7401P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7401P
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 155 Watt
17.97
+643%
Xeon E3-1220
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
2.42

EPYC 7401P outperforms Xeon E3-1220 by a whopping 643% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3431778
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.770.58
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency10.002.86
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date20 June 2017 (7 years ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,075$395

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7401P has 722% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1220 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads484
Base clock speed2 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache2.25 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size213 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data69 °C
Number of transistors19200 Million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1220 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
SocketTR4LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)155 W, 170 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
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+
FDIno data-
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1220 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 7401P and Xeon E3-1220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size2 TiB32 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1220.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes12820

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 7401P 17.97
+643%
Xeon E3-1220 2.42

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 7401P 28546
+642%
Xeon E3-1220 3847

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7401P 787
+51.6%
Xeon E3-1220 519

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7401P 4666
+198%
Xeon E3-1220 1564

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.97 2.42
Recency 20 June 2017 3 April 2011
Physical cores 24 4
Threads 48 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 7401P has a 642.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1220, on the other hand, has 93.8% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7401P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 in performance tests.


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