Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs AMD EPYC 7302P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 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 5218N

AMD EPYC 7302P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 32669

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 32669

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1886 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	1886 vs 1785

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7302P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

1886

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

32669

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	AMD EPYC 7302P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	1886
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	32669

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	AMD EPYC 7302P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'19	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420	$825
Place in performance rating	816	889
Processor Number	5218N
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000049
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.0 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	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
L1 cache		1 MB
L2 cache		8 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
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)
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™)