Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs AMD EPYC 7232P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 and AMD EPYC 7232P 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5217

AMD EPYC 7232P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1767
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25455 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089 vs 1767
PassMark - CPU mark	25455 vs 17731

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 11 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7232P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

1767

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25455

17731

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	AMD EPYC 7232P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	1767
PassMark - CPU mark	25455	17731

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	AMD EPYC 7232P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1522	$450
Place in performance rating	900	1181
Processor Number	5217
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000081
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	4S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)