Intel Xeon E-2288G vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2288G and AMD EPYC 7401 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2288G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 67% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2902 vs 1850
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 May 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2902 vs 1850

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
  • 4.5x 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
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55280 vs 17359
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 16
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 55280 vs 17359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2288G
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2902
1850
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17359
55280
Name Intel Xeon E-2288G AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark 2902 1850
PassMark - CPU mark 17359 55280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2198
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2198
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 5296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 5296
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8747
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8747
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 24681

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E-2288G AMD EPYC 7401

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen
Launch date 27 May 2019 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $539
Place in performance rating 144 121
Processor Number E-2288G
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series

Performance

Base frequency 3.70 GHz 2 GHz
Bus Speed 4 × 8 GT/s DMI 3.0
L1 cache 512 KB 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 67.3 °C
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 8 24
Number of threads 16 48
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 39.74 GB/s 307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400/2666 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E9A
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 128 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
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA1151 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 x128
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)