AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402 and Intel Xeon 5120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7402

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

CPU is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 2 month(s) later
22 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 2
Around 80% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1954 vs 770
43x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63873 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2006
Number of cores	24 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4096 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1954 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	63873 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1954

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63873

1486

Name	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1954	770
PassMark - CPU mark	63873	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Woodcrest
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250	$45
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	527	473
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,628.48
Processor Number		5120
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	24	2
Number of threads	48
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Maximum core temperature		65°C
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP3	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)