Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2425 and AMD EPYC 7502P 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 7502P

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 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3062 vs 1989

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	3062 vs 1989

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
4.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1398101.3x 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
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 18284

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
L1 cache	2 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 15MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50298 vs 18284

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2425
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3062

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18284

50298

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2425	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3062	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	18284	50298

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2425	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$529	$2300
Place in performance rating	473	517
Family		EPYC
Processor Number		7502P
Series		7002
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	15MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	6	32
Number of threads	12	64
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
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™)