Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs AMD EPYC 7402P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218R and AMD EPYC 7402P 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 7402P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 67% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2193 vs 2030

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2193 vs 2030

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
8 more threads: 48 vs 40
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.7x 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 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44070 vs 40534

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1.25 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 27.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44070 vs 40534

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2193

2030

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40534

44070

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	AMD EPYC 7402P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2193	2030
PassMark - CPU mark	40534	44070

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	AMD EPYC 7402P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280	$1250
Place in performance rating	654	678
Processor Number	5218R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	20 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	20	24
Number of threads	40	48
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	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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™)