AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y 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 7F72

Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2370 vs 2106

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared) vs 36 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370 vs 2106

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59185 vs 52110

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 14 Apr 2020
L2 cache	24 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59185 vs 52110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2370

2106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52110

59185

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370	2106
PassMark - CPU mark	52110	59185

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating	349	364
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$1483
Processor Number		5318Y
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Transistor count	3,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		87°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	165 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
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)