Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs AMD EPYC 7702P
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218 and AMD EPYC 7702P 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218
- Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
- Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt vs 200 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
- 48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
- 96 more threads: 128 vs 32
- 4x 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
- 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 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 33345
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019 |
Number of cores | 64 vs 16 |
Number of threads | 128 vs 32 |
L1 cache | 4 MB vs 1 MB |
L2 cache | 32 MB vs 16 MB |
L3 cache | 256 MB vs 22 MB |
Maximum memory size | 4 TB vs 1 TB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2124 vs 2118 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 63300 vs 33345 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | AMD EPYC 7702P |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2118 | 2124 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 33345 | 63300 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 779 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 11436 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | AMD EPYC 7702P | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Cascade Lake | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 2 Apr 2019 | 7 Aug 2019 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1273 - $1280 | $4425 |
Place in performance rating | 769 | 765 |
Processor Number | 5218 | 7702P |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | EPYC | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.30 GHz | 2 GHz |
L1 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
L2 cache | 16 MB | 32 MB |
L3 cache | 22 MB | 256 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 87 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz | 3.35 GHz |
Number of cores | 16 | 64 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Number of threads | 32 | 128 |
Unlocked | ||
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 119.21 GB/s | 190.7 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 4 TB |
Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2667 | DDR4-3200 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FCLGA3647 | SP3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 200 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 48 | 128 |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Scalability | 4S | |
PCIe configurations | x16, x8 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Run Sure Technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | ||
Speed Shift technology | ||
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |