AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 72F3 and Intel Xeon Gold 5120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 72F3

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3034 vs 1730
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50017 vs 29983

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034 vs 1730
PassMark - CPU mark	50017 vs 29983

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 180 Watt

Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 72F3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3034

1730

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50017

29983

Name	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034	1730
PassMark - CPU mark	50017	29983
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Milan	Skylake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2468
Place in performance rating	235	250
Processor Number		5120
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
Transistor count	33200 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability		S4S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)