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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 vs AMD EPYC 3251

The AMD EPYC 3251 is newer than Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz however both CPUs have comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. Also, AMD EPYC 3251 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 91 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz×AMD EPYC 3251+ ADD
Price $398.95 - BUY Search Online
Socket TypeLGA2011-v3SP4r2
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.8 GHzUp to 3.1 GHz
# of Physical Cores8 (Threads: 16)8 (Threads: 16)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 20MBL1: 2,048KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 256MB
TDP140W50W
Yearly Running Cost$25.55$9.13
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2015Q4 2019
# of Samples7219
CPU Value33.343.4
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2122(0.0%)1815(-14.5%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)13273(-3.0%)13681(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz
13,273
AMD EPYC 3251
13,681
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz
33.3
AMD EPYC 3251
43.4
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz
2,122
AMD EPYC 3251
1,815
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz AMD EPYC 3251
Max TDP140W50W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.