Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs AMD EPYC 7272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218T and AMD EPYC 7272 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 5218T

AMD EPYC 7272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2007 vs 1775

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2007 vs 1775

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

2.9x 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 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42832 vs 35030

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42832 vs 35030

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2007

1775

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35030

42832

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark	2007	1775
PassMark - CPU mark	35030	42832

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	AMD EPYC 7272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'19	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1572	$625
Place in performance rating	847	866
Processor Number	5218T
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
OPN PIB		100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000079
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.9 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	93°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
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, LGA-4094
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	4S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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)