AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7402P

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 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 14 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
64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43091 vs 8536

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs August 2017
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 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 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	43091 vs 8536

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2579 vs 1970

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2579 vs 1970

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1970

2579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43091

8536

Name	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970	2579
PassMark - CPU mark	43091	8536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18224

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Kaby Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	August 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	602	118
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$450
Processor Number		E3-1285V6
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		7.82
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	4.10 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	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	79 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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		0x191D
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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		4.4
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