Intel Xeon Gold 5120 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5120 and AMD EPYC 7551 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 5120

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3452 vs 2956
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 24230 vs 20125

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3452 vs 2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	24230 vs 20125

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
36 more threads: 64 vs 28
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1789 vs 1759
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57865 vs 30541

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 14
Number of threads	64 vs 28
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789 vs 1759
PassMark - CPU mark	57865 vs 30541

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5120
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

1789

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30541

57865

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3452

2956

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

24230

20125

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5120	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	1759	1789
PassMark - CPU mark	30541	57865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3452	2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	24230	20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5120	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	244	258
Processor Number	5120
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$3,813.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	14	32
Number of threads	28	64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)