AMD EPYC 8124P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 8124P

Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36338 vs 35567

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared) vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36338 vs 35567

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2480 vs 2338

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2480 vs 2338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2480

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

35567

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2480
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	35567

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$639	$895
Place in performance rating	648	595
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		5315Y
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Transistor count	17,750 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	120-150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	140 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
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)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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)