Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs AMD Opteron 3365

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and AMD Opteron 3365 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117

AMD Opteron 3365

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5117

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1394 vs 1133
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26721 vs 4083

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	896 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	14 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394 vs 1133
PassMark - CPU mark	26721 vs 4083

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3365

Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3365

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26721

4083

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	AMD Opteron 3365
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	26721	4083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6931

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	AMD Opteron 3365
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Family	Xeon Gold	AMD Opteron
Launch date	11 July 2017
Place in performance rating	1290	1339
Processor Number	5117
Series	5100	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS3365OLW8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of threads	28	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		70.30°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GiB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	4S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)