AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P and Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 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.

AMD EPYC 7402P

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 22
4 more threads: 48 vs 44
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB

Number of cores	24 vs 22
Number of threads	48 vs 44
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2113 vs 2030
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44999 vs 44070

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2113 vs 2030
PassMark - CPU mark	44999 vs 44070

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2030

2113

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44070

44999

Name	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2030	2113
PassMark - CPU mark	44070	44999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	04'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	678	631
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2699AV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	22
Number of threads	48	44
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)