Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 24925

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1925 vs 1785

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L3 cache	64 MB vs 22 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1925 vs 1785

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

24925

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'19	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420
Place in performance rating	819	985
Processor Number	5218N
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$4,389.87
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
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)	110 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)
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™)