Intel Xeon w7-2475X vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w7-2475X and AMD EPYC 7401 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 w7-2475X

AMD EPYC 7401

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w7-2475X

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 60% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3617 vs 1850

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3617 vs 1850

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
8 more threads: 48 vs 40
Around 44% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
314572.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1813753.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55280 vs 53875

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
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 37.5MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55280 vs 53875

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w7-2475X
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3617

1850

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53875

55280

Name	Intel Xeon w7-2475X	AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark	3617	1850
PassMark - CPU mark	53875	55280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24681

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w7-2475X	AMD EPYC 7401
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1789
Place in performance rating	118	134
Architecture codename		Zen
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76°C
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	20	24
Number of threads	40	48
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 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)	225 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™)