Intel Xeon Gold 5222 vs AMD EPYC 7251

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5222 and AMD EPYC 7251 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 5222

AMD EPYC 7251

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5222

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2306 vs 1671
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17470 vs 14935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2306 vs 1671
PassMark - CPU mark	17470 vs 14935

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7251

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 94% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5222
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7251

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2306

1671

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17470

14935

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	AMD EPYC 7251
PassMark - Single thread mark	2306	1671
PassMark - CPU mark	17470	14935

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	AMD EPYC 7251
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	822	1179
Processor Number	5222
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	307 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	4S
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	2
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)