Intel Xeon Gold 5512U vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5512U and AMD EPYC 7742 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5512U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3072 vs 2046
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 32 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3072 vs 2046

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

  • 36 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 28
  • 72 more threads: 128 vs 56
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 83% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94081 vs 60365
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 64 vs 28
Number of threads 128 vs 56
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 4 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache 256 MB vs 52.5 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 94081 vs 60365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5512U
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3072
2046
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
60365
94081
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5512U AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark 3072 2046
PassMark - CPU mark 60365 94081

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5512U AMD EPYC 7742

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1230
Place in performance rating 161 160
Architecture codename Zen 2
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.25 GHz
Die size 2x 763 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 4 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 32 MB
L3 cache 52.5 MB (shared) 256 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 89°C
Maximum core temperature 98°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 28 64
Number of threads 56 128
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 4677 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 225 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)