AMD EPYC 7401 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD EPYC 7401 features 24 processor cores and has the capability to manage 48 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD EPYC series. To use the AMD EPYC 7401, you'll need a motherboard with a SP3 socket.
Name: AMD EPYC 7401
Family: AMD EPYC
Group: AMD EPYC 7001
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7401 has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7401 is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 24
Threads: 48
Cores: 24x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.0 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 170.6 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 170 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 170 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7401 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 64.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: SP3
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 64.0 MB
Architecture: Naples (Zen)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 1450 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
55735
55735
AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
54859
54859
AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
54859
54859
AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
54859
54859
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
54216
54216

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-13650HX
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
14302
14302
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
22C 44T @ 1.9 GHz
14206
14206
AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
14101
14101
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
16C 32T @ 2.9 GHz
14034
14034
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
14026
14026

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528
AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528
AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6152
22C 44T @ 2.1 GHz
3157
3157
AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
3156
3156
AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
3156
3156
AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
3156
3156
Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
3140
3140

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4400E
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
844
844
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
844
844
AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
844
844
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
844
844
Intel Core i5-4400E
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
844
844

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
32.7
32.7
AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
32.0
32.0
AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
32.0
32.0
AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
32.0
32.0
Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.1 GHz
31.2
31.2