Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

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 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 14600

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L3 cache	22 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 14600

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 81°C
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 110 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2021 vs 1785

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 81°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 110 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021 vs 1785

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

2021

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

14600

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	2021
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	14600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'19	29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420
Place in performance rating	718	967
Processor Number	5218N
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Scalability	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
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™)