AMD EPYC 7401 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-07-23

The AMD EPYC 7401 has 24 cores with 48 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the AMD EPYC series. The processor uses a mainboard with the SP3 socket and was released in Q3/2017.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the AMD EPYC 7401. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD EPYC 7401.
Name:	AMD EPYC 7401
Family:	AMD EPYC
CPU group:	AMD EPYC 7001
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

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 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	24 / 48
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	24x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (24 Cores):	2.80 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 7401 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD EPYC 7401 uses the no iGPU, which has texture shaders and execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type:	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	8 (Octa Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 128
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 170 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	170 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7401 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 64.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	SP3
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	64.00 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, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q3/2017
Release price:	1450 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD EPYC 7401 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	20457
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	20374
	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	20258
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	20221
	AMD EPYC 7401P 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	20221
	AMD Ryzen 7 4700G 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	20199
	Intel Core i9-9900KF 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	20192

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4330M 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	134
	Intel Pentium G3450 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	133
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	133
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	132
	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	132
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	132
	Intel Core i3-8100T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	132

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz	3168
	Intel Core i9-7960X 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	3161
	Intel Xeon Gold 6152 22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz	3157
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	3156
	AMD EPYC 7401P 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	3156
	Intel Core i5-13500 14C 20T @ 4.20 GHz	3149
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	3140

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-4710HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3538
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	3531
	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	3531
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	3528
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	3528
	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	3528
	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	3528

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T 20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz	57650
	AMD EPYC 7451 24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz	56954
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 14C 28T @ 3.00 GHz	55735
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	54859
	AMD EPYC 7401P 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	54859
	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	54216
	Intel Core i9-7940X 14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz	53446

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

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-7260U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1.64
	Intel Core i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1.64
	Intel Xeon Gold 5120T 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	1.64
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	1.63
	Intel Pentium Gold G5400T 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1.63
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	1.63
	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	1.63

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

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T 20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz	33.73
	AMD EPYC 7451 24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz	33.18
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz	32.74
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	31.96
	AMD EPYC 7401P 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	31.96
	Intel Core i9-7940X 14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz	31.21
	Intel Xeon Gold 6140 18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz	30.61

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824 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries

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