AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Xeon X5460

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7742 and Intel Xeon X5460 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD EPYC 7742

Intel Xeon X5460

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 8 month(s) later
60 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 4
124 more threads: 128 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 45 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 12 Nov 2007
Number of cores	64 vs 4
Number of threads	128 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 12 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5460

Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 225 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 225 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7742
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5460

Name	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon X5460
PassMark - Single thread mark	2153
PassMark - CPU mark	97916
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon X5460
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Harpertown
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	12 Nov 2007
Place in performance rating	94	3275
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1172
Processor Number		X5460
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	3.16 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	32 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	64	4
Number of threads	128	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1333 MHz
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		63 °C
Transistor count		820 million
VID voltage range		0.85V - 1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
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
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)