AMD EPYC 7F52 vs Intel Xeon W-1290P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F52 and Intel Xeon W-1290P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F52

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
  • 12 more threads: 32 vs 20
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • 12.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65787 vs 22478
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 10
Number of threads 32 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 256 MB vs 20 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 65787 vs 22478

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1290P

  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 240 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3178 vs 2453
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 5.30 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3178 vs 2453

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F52
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1290P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2453
3178
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
65787
22478
Name AMD EPYC 7F52 Intel Xeon W-1290P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2453 3178
PassMark - CPU mark 65787 22478

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7F52 Intel Xeon W-1290P

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Comet Lake
Launch date 14 Apr 2020 1 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $3100 $539
OPN PIB 100-000000140WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000140
Place in performance rating 207 390
Vertical segment Server Workstation
Processor Number W-1290P
Series Intel Xeon W Processor
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.70 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB
L2 cache 8 MB
L3 cache 256 MB 20 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 5.30 GHz
Number of cores 16 10
Number of threads 32 20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.73 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 240 Watt 125 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 3.30 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8 Up to 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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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

Device ID 0x9BC6
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot