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.

 

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 7393
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 7393

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 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2275 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 2275 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
2275
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
64259
7393
Name AMD EPYC 7402 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1986 2275
PassMark - CPU mark 64259 7393
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 425 426
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)