EPYC 7713 vs Xeon E3-1280 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1280 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 69 Watt
4.29
EPYC 7713
2021
64 cores / 128 threads, 225 Watt
54.12
+1162%

EPYC 7713 outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v2 by a whopping 1162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1280 v2 and EPYC 7713 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking138228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.033.84
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency5.6721.93
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$645$7,060

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7713 has 273% better value for money than Xeon E3-1280 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1280 v2 and EPYC 7713 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads8128
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.68 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64 KB (per core)4 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)32 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm+
Die size160 mm28x 81 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1280 v2 and EPYC 7713 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1155SP3
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and EPYC 7713. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1280 v2 and EPYC 7713 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and EPYC 7713 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and EPYC 7713. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32.77 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and EPYC 7713.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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 E3-1280 v2 4.29
EPYC 7713 54.12
+1162%

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.

Xeon E3-1280 v2 6563
EPYC 7713 82825
+1162%

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.

Xeon E3-1280 v2 705
EPYC 7713 1579
+124%

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.

Xeon E3-1280 v2 2424
EPYC 7713 15297
+531%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.29 54.12
Recency 14 May 2012 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 64
Threads 8 128
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 225 Watt

Xeon E3-1280 v2 has 226.1% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7713, on the other hand, has a 1161.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7713 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1280 v2 in performance tests.


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