Intel Xeon Gold 5317 vs AMD EPYC 7451

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5317 and AMD EPYC 7451 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5317

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2357 vs 1931
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2357 vs 1931

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7451

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
  • 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52322 vs 41181
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 52322 vs 41181

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5317
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7451

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2357
1931
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
41181
52322
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5317 AMD EPYC 7451
PassMark - Single thread mark 2357 1931
PassMark - CPU mark 41181 52322

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5317 AMD EPYC 7451

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Zen
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $950
Place in performance rating 570 612
Processor Number 5317
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC

Performance

Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2.3 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 18 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 84°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 12 24
Number of threads 24 48
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 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth 341 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 180 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™)