AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 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 9124

Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
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: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2229 vs 2106
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60915 vs 59185

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229 vs 2106
PassMark - CPU mark	60915 vs 59185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1572864x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
589824x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt

Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2229

2106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60915

59185

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229	2106
PassMark - CPU mark	60915	59185

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$1483
Place in performance rating	297	364
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		5318Y
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		87°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	165 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 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)
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)