Intel Xeon E-2488 vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2488 and AMD EPYC 7401 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2488

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 6 month(s) later
• Around 87% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
• 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4142 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
• 3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55280 vs 29060

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2488
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4142 1850
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	29060 55280

Compare specifications (specs)