Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs AMD EPYC 7402

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2425 and AMD EPYC 7402 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon w3-2425

AMD EPYC 7402

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2425

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3115 vs 1954

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115 vs 1954

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
36 more threads: 48 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8947848.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63873 vs 18941

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 6
Number of threads	48 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 15MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63873 vs 18941

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2425
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3115

1954

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18941

63873

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2425	AMD EPYC 7402
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115	1954
PassMark - CPU mark	18941	63873

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2425	AMD EPYC 7402
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$529	$1250
Place in performance rating	530	527
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	15MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	6	24
Number of threads	12	48
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 MHz, Quad-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)