Intel Xeon W-3275M vs AMD EPYC 74F3

Processor comparisons 25-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Xeon W-3275M vs AMD EPYC 74F3 and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, AIDA64, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Gears 5, MATLAB, Blender, WPrime, 3DMark, Prime95, Blender, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, Handbrake, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 74F3 or Intel Xeon W-3275M.

Summary benchmark results

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

Xeon W-3275M

61%

EPYC 74F3

68%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 74F3 is 10% better than Xeon W-3275M. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon W-3275M

62%

EPYC 74F3

75%

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 processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	109.5	132.6
Valorant	124.5	150.7
Cyberpunk 2077	69.7	84.4
Apex Legends	117.0	141.7
Call of Duty Warzone	93.3	113.0
Overwatch	100.8	122.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.9	104.0
DOOM Eternal	62.2	75.3
Warzone	97.1	117.5
Assassin's Creed	104.5	126.6
Valheim	103.3	125.1

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 comparisons 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

Xeon W-3275M

19%

EPYC 74F3

21%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the EPYC 74F3 is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-3275M as it consumes less power: 205W vs. 240W. Power consumption is particularly 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	Intel Xeon W-3275M	AMD EPYC 74F3
Cinbench 15 Single-core	232	192
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	6801	7450
Cinbench 20 Single-core	437	351
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	11020	15779
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1107	845
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	28051	41013

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

	Intel Xeon W-3275M	AMD EPYC 74F3
Single-Core	2721	1886
Multi-Core	39359	60154

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

	Intel Xeon W-3275M	AMD EPYC 74F3
Single-Core	1199	1553
Multi-Core	21098	43735

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.

	Intel Xeon W-3275M	AMD EPYC 74F3
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	March 15, 2021
Type	Server	Server
Socket	FCLGA3647	SP3
Core name	Cascade Lake	Milan
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	3	3
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.5 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	28	24
Threads	56	48
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	7510 millions	62000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	205 W	240 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Max. Memory	2 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth		204.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	38.5 MB	256MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000317 100-100000317WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 74F3 is 21% better than Xeon W-3275M in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-3275M has 4 more core than EPYC 74F3. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-3275M is better: 12
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 74F3 is better: 23
Although it should be realized that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Xeon W-3275M and AMD EPYC 74F3 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Xeon W-3275M - all data

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

• Intel Xeon W-3275M specs and review.

AMD EPYC 74F3 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 74F3 specs and review.