Intel Xeon Gold 5317 vs AMD EPYC 7302

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5317 and AMD EPYC 7302 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 5317

AMD EPYC 7302

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5317

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% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2357 vs 1943

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2357 vs 1943

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51573 vs 41181

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 768 KB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51573 vs 41181

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5317
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7302

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2357

1943

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41181

51573

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5317	AMD EPYC 7302
PassMark - Single thread mark	2357	1943
PassMark - CPU mark	41181	51573

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5317	AMD EPYC 7302
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$950	$978
Place in performance rating	570	618
Processor Number	5317
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000043
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.0 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	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		204.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	155 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
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™)