AMD EPYC 7352 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7352 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7352

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
  • 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2040 vs 1724
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65921 vs 25299
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2040 vs 1724
PassMark - CPU mark 65921 vs 25299

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5118

  • Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 155 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7352
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5118

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2040
1724
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
65921
25299
Name AMD EPYC 7352 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
PassMark - Single thread mark 2040 1724
PassMark - CPU mark 65921 25299
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 22700

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7352 Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $1350
OPN PIB 100-100000077WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000077
Place in performance rating 382 302
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 5118
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 2.30 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB
L2 cache 12 MB
L3 cache 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 24 12
Number of threads 48 24
Maximum core temperature 81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 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
PCIe configurations x16, x8
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)