Xeon E3-1241 v3 vs EPYC 8224P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 8224P
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 160 Watt
28.86
+530%
Xeon E3-1241 v3
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
4.58

EPYC 8224P outperforms Xeon E3-1241 v3 by a whopping 530% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 8224P and Xeon E3-1241 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1631309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.802.88
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency16.755.32
Architecture codenameSiena (2023−2024)Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date18 September 2023 (1 year ago)11 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$855$273

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 8224P has 865% better value for money than Xeon E3-1241 v3.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 8224P and Xeon E3-1241 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads488
Base clock speed2.55 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm22 nm
Die size2x 73 mm2160 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)75 °Cno data
Number of transistors17,750 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 8224P and Xeon E3-1241 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 configuration11
SocketSP6FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 8224P and Xeon E3-1241 v3. 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-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 8224P and Xeon E3-1241 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 8224P and Xeon E3-1241 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 8224P and Xeon E3-1241 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 8224P and Xeon E3-1241 v3.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes9616

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 8224P 28.86
+530%
Xeon E3-1241 v3 4.58

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 8224P 44990
+530%
Xeon E3-1241 v3 7144

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.86 4.58
Recency 18 September 2023 11 May 2014
Physical cores 24 4
Threads 48 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 8224P has a 530.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1241 v3, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 8224P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1241 v3 in performance tests.


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