AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 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.

AMD EPYC 7F72

Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2370 vs 1718
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52110 vs 25681

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370 vs 1718
PassMark - CPU mark	52110 vs 25681

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5118

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 240 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5118

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2370

1718

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52110

25681

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370	1718
PassMark - CPU mark	52110	25681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22700

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	349	265
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		5118
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
Transistor count	3,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4
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)