AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402 and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7402

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
9.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63873 vs 6954

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63873 vs 6954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

5.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2073 vs 1954

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073 vs 1954

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1954

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63873

6954

Name	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1954	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	63873	6954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		29.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		442.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		62.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	527	470
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1265LV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16
Scalability		1S Only
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		48
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)