Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs AMD EPYC 7302P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 and AMD EPYC 7302P 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 7302P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1886

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089 vs 1886

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
11.6x 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
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32669 vs 25455

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 11 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32669 vs 25455

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7302P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

1886

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25455

32669

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	AMD EPYC 7302P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	1886
PassMark - CPU mark	25455	32669

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	AMD EPYC 7302P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1522	$825
Place in performance rating	899	889
Processor Number	5217
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000049
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.0 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
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	155 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
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)