Xeon E3-1545M v5 vs EPYC 7401P

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7401P
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 170 Watt
17.97
+265%
Xeon E3-1545M v5
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.92

EPYC 7401P outperforms Xeon E3-1545M v5 by a whopping 265% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3381228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.621.39
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency10.0010.35
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)24 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,075$679

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7401P has 232% better value for money than Xeon E3-1545M v5.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads488
Base clock speed2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2029
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2171 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million2,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketTR4FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5 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 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size2 TiB64 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Pro Graphics P580
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon E3-1545M v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12816

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 7401P 17.97
+265%
Xeon E3-1545M v5 4.92

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 7401P 28546
+265%
Xeon E3-1545M v5 7820

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 7401P 787
Xeon E3-1545M v5 1268
+61.1%

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 7401P 4666
+14.3%
Xeon E3-1545M v5 4081

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.97 4.92
Recency 29 June 2017 24 January 2016
Physical cores 24 4
Threads 48 8
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 45 Watt

EPYC 7401P has a 265.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Xeon E3-1545M v5, on the other hand, has 277.8% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7401P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1545M v5 in performance tests.


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