AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P and Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3 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.

AMD EPYC 7402P

Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

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
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43091 vs 7418

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	43091 vs 7418

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2391 vs 1970

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2391 vs 1970

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1970

2391

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43091

7418

Name	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970	2391
PassMark - CPU mark	43091	7418

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	605	920
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1286V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Number of QPI Links		0
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	1	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	84 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
Execution Units		20
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3
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)