Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y vs AMD EPYC 7302P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y and AMD EPYC 7302P 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 5315Y

AMD EPYC 7302P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2471 vs 1870
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36428 vs 32612

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471 vs 1870
PassMark - CPU mark	36428 vs 32612

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 12 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7302P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2471

1870

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36428

32612

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y	AMD EPYC 7302P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471	1870
PassMark - CPU mark	36428	32612

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y	AMD EPYC 7302P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$895	$825
Place in performance rating	500	808
Processor Number	5315Y
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000049
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.0 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	155 Watt
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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
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™)