Intel Xeon Gold 5317 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5317 and AMD EPYC 7502P 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 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5317

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2334 vs 1989

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2334 vs 1989

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 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: 50298 vs 40249

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
L1 cache	2 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50298 vs 40249

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5317
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2334

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40249

50298

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5317	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2334	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	40249	50298

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5317	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$950	$2300
Place in performance rating	507	521
Processor Number	5317	7502P
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	7002
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
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)	150 Watt	180 Watt
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™)