Intel Xeon Gold 5220 vs AMD EPYC 7452

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5220 and AMD EPYC 7452 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 5220

AMD EPYC 7452

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5220

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 13% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2211 vs 2160

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	18 MB vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2211 vs 2160

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7452

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 18
28 more threads: 64 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.2x 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 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 77746 vs 41925

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores	32 vs 18
Number of threads	64 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1.125 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	77746 vs 41925

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5220
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7452

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2211

2160

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41925

77746

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5220	AMD EPYC 7452
PassMark - Single thread mark	2211	2160
PassMark - CPU mark	41925	77746

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5220	AMD EPYC 7452
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1555 - $1561	$2025
Place in performance rating	531	198
Processor Number	5220
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000057WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000057
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.35 GHz
L1 cache	1.125 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	18 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	18	32
Number of threads	36	64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
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	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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)
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)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)