Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y and AMD EPYC 7301 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2488 vs 1654
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36620 vs 34148

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2488 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	36620 vs 34148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 12 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2488

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36620

34148

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	2488	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	36620	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$895
Place in performance rating	575	560
Processor Number	5315Y
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	x128
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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™)