Intel Xeon Gold 5320 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5320 and AMD EPYC 7371 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 5320

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5320

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 16
20 more threads: 52 vs 32
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65892 vs 54894

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	26 vs 16
Number of threads	52 vs 32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65892 vs 54894

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 64% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 2152

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB vs 39 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320 vs 2152

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5320
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2152

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65892

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2152	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	65892	54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1792
Place in performance rating	283	336
Processor Number	5320
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	1664 KB
L2 cache	26 MB
L3 cache	39 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	26	16
Number of threads	52	32
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	200 Watt
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)
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)