AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon W-1290T

Processor comparisons 19-03-2023

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon W-1290T and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, WPrime, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, Prime95, Handbrake, RealBench, PassMark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Apex Legends
Overwatch
Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-1290T or AMD EPYC 7252.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 7252

55%

Xeon W-1290T

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7252

58%

Xeon W-1290T

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	103.4	96.5
Valorant	117.5	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	65.8	61.4
Apex Legends	110.4	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	88.1	82.2
Overwatch	95.1	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	81.0	75.7
DOOM Eternal	58.7	54.8
Warzone	91.6	85.5
Assassin's Creed	98.7	92.1
Valheim	97.5	91.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7252

27%

Xeon W-1290T

124%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Xeon W-1290T is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7252 as it consumes less power: 120W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	242	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1856	3171
Cinbench 20 Single-core	433	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4126	7463
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1482	640
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11071	18031

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	1615	2944
Multi-Core	19724	18353

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	1001	1308
Multi-Core	15066	8329

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2021
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	FCLGA1200
Core name	Rome	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	12
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	42000 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	120 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	85 GByte/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	64MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Part number	100-000000080 100-100000080WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 7252 is 38% better than Xeon W-1290T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-1290T has 2 more core than EPYC 7252. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7252 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-1290T is better: 14
However, it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon W-1290T before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD EPYC 7252 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 7252 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-1290T specs and review.