Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs AMD EPYC 7262

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N and AMD EPYC 7262 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 5218N

AMD EPYC 7262

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 34227

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 34227

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
5.8x 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 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2023 vs 1785

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2023 vs 1785

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7262

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

2023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

34227

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	AMD EPYC 7262
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	2023
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	34227

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	AMD EPYC 7262
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'19	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420	$575
Place in performance rating	819	810
Processor Number	5218N
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000041
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
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)	110 Watt	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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)
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™)