Xeon w7-3455 vs EPYC 7702

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7702
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 200 Watt
44.06
+19.9%
Xeon w7-3455
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 270 Watt
36.76

EPYC 7702 outperforms Xeon w7-3455 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7702 and Xeon w7-3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4692
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.0741.68
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency20.8412.88
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,450$2,489

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w7-3455 has 924% better value for money than EPYC 7702.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7702 and Xeon w7-3455 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads12848
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.35 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)67.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size192 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7702 and Xeon w7-3455 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
SocketTR4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7702 and Xeon w7-3455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7702 and Xeon w7-3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7702 and Xeon w7-3455 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7702 and Xeon w7-3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TiB4 TB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7702 and Xeon w7-3455.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data112

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 7702 44.06
+19.9%
Xeon w7-3455 36.76

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.

EPYC 7702 69980
+19.8%
Xeon w7-3455 58393

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7702 1179
Xeon w7-3455 1848
+56.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7702 11647
Xeon w7-3455 13513
+16%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.06 36.76
Recency 7 August 2019 15 February 2023
Physical cores 64 24
Threads 128 48
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 270 Watt

EPYC 7702 has a 19.9% higher aggregate performance score, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and 35% lower power consumption.

Xeon w7-3455, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

The EPYC 7702 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon w7-3455 in performance tests.


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