EPYC 7402P vs Xeon W-3225

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7402P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	166
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	14.51
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	14.59
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$1,250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7402P 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	8 (Octa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.35 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	28
L1 cache	512 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7402P 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7402P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7402P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7402P 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-3225 and EPYC 7402P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7402P.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	64	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2019	7 August 2019
Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	180 Watt

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