EPYC 7402 vs i5-4402E
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7402 outperforms Core i5-4402E by a whopping 1618% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2373 | 240 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.13 | 8.58 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 2.58 | 6.16 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 October 2013 (12 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $266 | $1,783 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7402 has 6500% better value for money than i5-4402E.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core i5-4402E and EPYC 7402: number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.35 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 28 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 32 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 130 mm2 | 4x 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 960 Million | 15,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4402E and EPYC 7402 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1364 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4402E and EPYC 7402. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4402E and EPYC 7402 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4402E and EPYC 7402. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 900 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4402E and EPYC 7402.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.53 | 26.29 |
| Recency | 1 October 2013 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 180 Watt |
i5-4402E has 620% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7402, on the other hand, has a 1618% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 214% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7402 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-4402E in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i5-4402E is a notebook processor while EPYC 7402 is a server/workstation one.
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