AMD EPYC 7502 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118 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 7502

Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2142 vs 1707
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 78388 vs 25180

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142 vs 1707
PassMark - CPU mark	78388 vs 25180

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5118

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2142

1707

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

78388

25180

Name	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142	1707
PassMark - CPU mark	78388	25180
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22700

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2600
OPN PIB	100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000054
Place in performance rating	303	286
Processor Number	7502	5118
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	32	12
Number of threads	64	24
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
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	204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
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
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		S4S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
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)