Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs AMD EPYC 72F3
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CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 5218 or AMD EPYC 72F3 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 was released in Q2/2019. The AMD EPYC 72F3 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 72F3 was released in Q1/2021. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7003 (29) |
| 2 | Generation | 3 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Milan (Zen 3) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 5218 is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD EPYC 72F3 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.10 GHz). |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
| 16 | Cores | 8 |
| 32 | Threads | 16 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.30 GHz | Frequency | 3.70 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.10 GHz |
| 2.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.90 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 5218 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 72F3 can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
| DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
| 1024 GB | Max. Memory | 4096 GB |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 128.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 22.00 MB | L3 Cache | 256.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 252.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 has a TDP of 125 W, that of the AMD EPYC 72F3 is 180 W. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
| 125 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 180 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 200 W |
| -- | TDP down | 165 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 5218 has a 22.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 72F3 cache has a total of 256.00 MB. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| LGA 3647 | Socket | SP3 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q2/2019 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
| 1275 $ | Release price | 2468 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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