AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120T

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon Gold 5120T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
  • 4 more threads: 32 vs 28
  • Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 89°C
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 18127
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 14
Number of threads 32 vs 28
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 89°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 vs 18127

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120T

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1849 vs 1700
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1849 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1700
1849
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19532
18127
Name AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1700 1849
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 18127

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen (Snowy Owl) Skylake
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 Q3'17
Place in performance rating 1186 1129
Processor Number 5120T
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.15 GHz 2.20 GHz
Die size 2x 213 mm²
L1 cache 96K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core)
L3 cache 32MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 89°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 16 14
Number of threads 32 28
Transistor count 4,800 million
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel DDR4-2400
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AMD BGA SP4r2 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability S4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)