Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218R and AMD EPYC 7371 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 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41071 vs 31094

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41071 vs 31094

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

2.3x 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: 2377 vs 2195

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 27.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 2195

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2195

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41071

31094

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	41071	31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	548	594
Processor Number	5218R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	2S
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)