AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 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 9124

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
  • 8 more threads: 32 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: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2346 vs 1726
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63027 vs 24992
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 12
Number of threads 32 vs 24
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2346 vs 1726
PassMark - CPU mark 63027 vs 24992

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5118

  • Around 90% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 200 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5118

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2346
1726
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
63027
24992
Name AMD EPYC 9124 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
PassMark - Single thread mark 2346 1726
PassMark - CPU mark 63027 24992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 22700

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 9124 Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Essentials

Launch date 10 Nov 2022 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $1083
Place in performance rating 314 304
Architecture codename Skylake
Processor Number 5118
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3 GHz 2.30 GHz
Die size 4x 72 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core)
L2 cache 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 64MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 16 12
Number of threads 32 24
Transistor count 26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel DDR4-2400
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported SP5 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
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)