AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon W-1290T

Processor comparisons 19-03-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon W-1290T and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Blender, PCMark 10, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, 3DMark, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Handbrake, Furmark, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-1290T or AMD EPYC 7402.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7402

64%

Xeon W-1290T

55%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7402 is 14% better than Xeon W-1290T. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7402

67%

Xeon W-1290T

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think 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 less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	118.6	96.5
Valorant	134.7	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	75.5	61.4
Apex Legends	126.7	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	101.1	82.2
Overwatch	109.1	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	93.0	75.7
DOOM Eternal	67.4	54.8
Warzone	105.1	85.5
Assassin's Creed	113.2	92.1
Valheim	111.8	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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, 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 7402

20%

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 7402 since it has less power consumption: 180W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 7402	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	146	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	6023	3171
Cinbench 20 Single-core	476	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12766	7463
Cinbench 23 Single-core	674	640
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	33194	18031

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

	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	2174	2944
Multi-Core	48691	18353

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

	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	1102	1308
Multi-Core	29978	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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Announcement date	October 01, 2019	January 01, 2021
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	FCLGA1200
Core name	Rome	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	12
Turbo Frequency	3.35 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	2.8 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	24	10
Threads	48	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	56000 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	180 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	204 GByte/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	128MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000046 100-100000046WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 7402 is 32% better than Xeon W-1290T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7402 has 14 more core than Xeon W-1290T. 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 7402 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-1290T is better: 12
Although it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD EPYC 7402 and Intel Xeon W-1290T before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD EPYC 7402 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7402 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-1290T specs and review.