Intel Xeon Gold 5320 vs AMD EPYC 7402

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5320 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 5320

AMD EPYC 7402

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5320

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 24
4 more threads: 52 vs 48
Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 8% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2064 vs 1986
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64917 vs 64259

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	26 vs 24
Number of threads	52 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L1 cache	1664 KB vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	26 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2064 vs 1986
PassMark - CPU mark	64917 vs 64259

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
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 185 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 39 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5320
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2064

1986

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64917

64259

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	AMD EPYC 7402
PassMark - Single thread mark	2064	1986
PassMark - CPU mark	64917	64259

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	AMD EPYC 7402
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1792	$1250
Place in performance rating	383	425
Processor Number	5320
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	1664 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	26 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	39 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	26	24
Number of threads	52	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)	185 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™)