AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon W-3265

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P and Intel Xeon W-3265 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 W-3265

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
3.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44070 vs 30105

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 3 Jun 2019
L3 cache	128 MB vs 33 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44070 vs 30105

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 2030

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572 vs 2030

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2030

2572

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44070

30105

Name	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon W-3265
PassMark - Single thread mark	2030	2572
PassMark - CPU mark	44070	30105

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon W-3265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	3 Jun 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250	$3349
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	676	631
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		W-3265
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		78 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	131.13 GiB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)