Xeon Gold 6426Y vs EPYC 7401P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7401P
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 170 Watt
17.97
Xeon Gold 6426Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 185 Watt
24.02
+33.7%

Xeon Gold 6426Y outperforms EPYC 7401P by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6426Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking343213
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.7743.15
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency10.0012.29
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,075$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6426Y has 805% better value for money than EPYC 7401P.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4832
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)37.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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)2
SocketTR4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6426Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6426Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 Gold 6426Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size2 TiB4 TB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6426Y.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes12880

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
Xeon Gold 6426Y 24.02
+33.7%

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
Xeon Gold 6426Y 38159
+33.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.97 24.02
Recency 29 June 2017 10 January 2023
Physical cores 24 16
Threads 48 32
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 185 Watt

EPYC 7401P has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 8.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6426Y, on the other hand, has a 33.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 years.

The Xeon Gold 6426Y is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7401P in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6426Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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