Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2425 and AMD EPYC 7301 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.

Intel Xeon w3-2425

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2425

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 63% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3062 vs 1654

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3062 vs 1654

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
699050.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4473924.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34148 vs 18284

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 15MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34148 vs 18284

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2425
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3062

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18284

34148

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2425	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	3062	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	18284	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2425	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$529
Place in performance rating	473	486
Architecture codename		Zen
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	12	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 MHz, Quad-channel	DDR4
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	4677	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		x128
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)