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.

 

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 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64917 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 64917 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 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 2064
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 2064

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2064
2320
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
64917
54894
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5320 AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark 2064 2320
PassMark - CPU mark 64917 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 383 406
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)