Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y vs AMD EPYC 7402

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y and AMD EPYC 7402 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 5318Y

AMD EPYC 7402

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2x 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 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2106 vs 1952

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2106 vs 1952

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63380 vs 59185

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 36 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63380 vs 59185

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2106

1952

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

59185

63380

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y	AMD EPYC 7402
PassMark - Single thread mark	2106	1952
PassMark - CPU mark	59185	63380

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y	AMD EPYC 7402
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1483	$1250
Place in performance rating	364	376
Processor Number	5318Y
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
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)	165 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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)
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™)