AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon E-2278G

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P and Intel Xeon E-2278G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44070 vs 17082
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 12 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44070 vs 17082

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278G

  • Around 49% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2950 vs 2030
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2950 vs 2030

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2278G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2030
2950
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
44070
17082
Name AMD EPYC 7402P Intel Xeon E-2278G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2030 2950
PassMark - CPU mark 44070 17082

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7402P Intel Xeon E-2278G

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1250 $494
OPN PIB 100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000048
Place in performance rating 676 644
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E-2278G
Series Intel Xeon E Processor
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.8 GHz 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 512 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 128 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.35 GHz 5.00 GHz
Number of cores 24 8
Number of threads 48 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature 73.0°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 80 Watt
Package Size 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm

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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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

Device ID 0x3E9A
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot