Intel Xeon W-3275M vs AMD EPYC 7401

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Combined performance score

EPYC 7401
35.99
+43.1%

EPYC 7401 outperforms Xeon W-3275M by 43% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing EPYC 7401 and Xeon W-3275M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking81165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money48.512.31
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon W
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date29 June 2017 (6 years old)3 June 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,850$7,453
Current price$509 (0.3x MSRP)$9030 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7401 has 2000% better value for money than Xeon W-3275M.

Technical specs

EPYC 7401 and Xeon W-3275M basic parameters such as 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads4856
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)1.75 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)38.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401 and Xeon W-3275M 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon W-3275M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

EPYC 7401 and Xeon W-3275M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon W-3275M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon W-3275M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size2 TiB2 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon W-3275M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12864

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7401 35.99
+43.1%
Xeon W-3275M 25.15

EPYC 7401 outperforms Xeon W-3275M by 43% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

EPYC 7401 55280
+43.1%
Xeon W-3275M 38622

EPYC 7401 outperforms Xeon W-3275M by 43% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 35.99 25.15
Recency 29 June 2017 3 June 2019
Physical cores 24 28
Threads 48 56
Cost $1850 $7453
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 205 Watt

The EPYC 7401 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-3275M in performance tests.


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