AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2018 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD EPYC series. To use the AMD EPYC Embedded 3251, you'll need a motherboard with a SP4r2 socket.
Name: AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
Family: AMD EPYC
Group: AMD EPYC Embedded 3000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 is 2.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.1 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.1 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 42.6 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 55 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 55 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 16.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: SP4r2
L2-Cache: 4.0 MB
L3-Cache: 16.0 MB
Architecture: Snowy Owl (Zen)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2018
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon E-2246G
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
14127
14127
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
14028
14028
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
13982
13982
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
13961
13961
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
13924
13924

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