Intel Xeon E7450 vs AMD EPYC 7401P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and AMD EPYC 7401P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7450

AMD EPYC 7401P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7450

Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
5592405.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1680 vs 1016
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27836 vs 9849

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680 vs 1016
PassMark - CPU mark	27836 vs 9849

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

1680

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9849

27836

Name	Intel Xeon E7450	AMD EPYC 7401P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1016	1680
PassMark - CPU mark	9849	27836
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7285

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7450	AMD EPYC 7401P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Zen
Launch date	Q3'08	June 2017
Place in performance rating	2009	1350
Processor Number	E7450
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$1,414.80
Value for money (0-100)		3.86
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz
Die size	503 mm2	192 mm
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C
Number of cores	6	24
Transistor count	1900 million	4800 million
VID voltage range	0.900V-1.450V
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Number of threads		48
Unlocked
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Socket Count		1P
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		x128