AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P and Intel Xeon E5-2687W processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7402P

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 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 32 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
6.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 256 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2014 vs 1736
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43684 vs 17673

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs March 2012
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 32 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 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 256 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2014 vs 1736
PassMark - CPU mark	43684 vs 17673

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2014

1736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43684

17673

Name	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2014	1736
PassMark - CPU mark	43684	17673
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250	$815
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	742	719
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,636.50
Processor Number		E5-2687W
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	8
Number of threads	48	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Maximum core temperature		67°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		2S 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)