Intel Xeon W-3265 vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3265 and AMD EPYC 7742 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon W-3265

AMD EPYC 7742

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 2157

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572 vs 2157

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
80 more threads: 128 vs 48
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97501 vs 30105

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 3 Jun 2019
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 24 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 33 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97501 vs 30105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3265
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2572

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30105

97501

Name	Intel Xeon W-3265	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	30105	97501

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-3265	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	3 Jun 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3349
Place in performance rating	534	94
Processor Number	W-3265
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.25 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	4 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	256 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	24	64
Number of threads	48	128
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Manufacturing process technology		7 nm, 14 nm
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GiB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)