AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218 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.

AMD EPYC 7272

Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42832 vs 33345

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
L3 cache	64 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42832 vs 33345

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2118 vs 1775

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2118 vs 1775

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5218

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1775

2118

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42832

33345

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon Gold 5218
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775	2118
PassMark - CPU mark	42832	33345

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$625	$1273 - $1280
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	791	767
Series	AMD EPYC 7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		5218
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	22 MB
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		87 °C
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	119.21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2667
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3, LGA-4094	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		4S
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)