AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, 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 E3-1280 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
8.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64259 vs 7390

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64259 vs 7390

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2265 vs 1986

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265 vs 1986

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1986

2265

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64259

7390

Name	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986	2265
PassMark - CPU mark	64259	7390
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13102

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250	$800
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	426	432
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$697.36
Processor Number		E3-1280 v3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.12
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)