EPYC 7532 vs Xeon W-1290P

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	520	119
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	10.69	15.71
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	20	64
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	206 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1200	Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290P and EPYC 7532.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.12	33.21
Recency	13 May 2020	19 February 2020
Physical cores	10	32
Threads	20	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	200 Watt

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