Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 and AMD EPYC 7501 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1925
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25455 vs 24925
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2089 vs 1925
PassMark - CPU mark 25455 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
  • 48 more threads: 64 vs 16
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 32 vs 8
Number of threads 64 vs 16
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 8 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 11 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2089
1925
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25455
24925
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5217 AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark 2089 1925
PassMark - CPU mark 25455 24925

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5217 AMD EPYC 7501

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Zen
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $1522
Place in performance rating 899 984
Processor Number 5217
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC
Price now $4,389.87
Value for money (0-100) 1.27

Performance

Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 11 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 8 32
Number of threads 16 64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 6 8
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz 2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth 307/341 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 155/170 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 4S

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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)