Intel Xeon Gold 5320 vs AMD EPYC 7452

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5320 and AMD EPYC 7452 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 7452

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5320

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 63% 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 1977

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	26 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2064 vs 1977

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7452

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 26
12 more threads: 64 vs 52
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
Around 23% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68958 vs 64917

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 26
Number of threads	64 vs 52
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1664 KB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 39 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68958 vs 64917

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5320
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7452

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2064

1977

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64917

68958

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	AMD EPYC 7452
PassMark - Single thread mark	2064	1977
PassMark - CPU mark	64917	68958

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	AMD EPYC 7452
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1792	$2025
Place in performance rating	379	371
Processor Number	5320
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000057WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000057
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.35 GHz
L1 cache	1664 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	26 MB	16 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	32
Number of threads	52	64
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	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)