Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs AMD EPYC 7252

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218R and AMD EPYC 7252 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 5218R

AMD EPYC 7252

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2193 vs 2095
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40534 vs 34911

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	20 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2193 vs 2095
PassMark - CPU mark	40534 vs 34911

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2.3x 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 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 27.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7252

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2193

2095

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40534

34911

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	AMD EPYC 7252
PassMark - Single thread mark	2193	2095
PassMark - CPU mark	40534	34911

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	AMD EPYC 7252
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280	$475
Place in performance rating	654	757
Processor Number	5218R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000080
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	20	8
Number of threads	40	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
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)	125 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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™)