Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs AMD EPYC 7F32

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S and AMD EPYC 7F32 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 5416S

AMD EPYC 7F32

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2859 vs 2426
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 56185 vs 40000

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 14 Apr 2020
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2859 vs 2426
PassMark - CPU mark	56185 vs 40000

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

131072x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 30 MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7F32

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2859

2426

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

56185

40000

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 7F32
PassMark - Single thread mark	2859	2426
PassMark - CPU mark	56185	40000

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 7F32
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 2
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	14 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$944	$2100
Place in performance rating	261	607
Processor Number	5416S
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000139
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	128
PCI Express revision	5	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)