AMD Epyc 7301
Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
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Comparing AMD Epyc 7301 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

Comparison of video cards AMD Epyc 7301 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218T in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7301

Top features of AMD Epyc 7301

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  • Higher clock speed
    2.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
    Around -5% better clock speed
Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

Top features of Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

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  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
    Around 29 % better overclocked clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    105 W left arrow 170 W
    About 0.62 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Epyc 7301 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218T is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD Epyc 7301 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Family AMD Epyc left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
Generation 1 left arrow 2
CPU group AMD Epyc 7001 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Epyc 7301 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218T by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 2.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
CPU Cores 16 left arrow 16
Turbo (1 Core) 2.70 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
CPU Threads 32 left arrow 32
Turbo (16 Cores) 2.70 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
Hyperthreading Yes left arrow Yes
Overclocking No left arrow No
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Epyc 7301 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218T along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Epyc 7301 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218T. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow No
VC-1 No left arrow No
JPEG No left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Epyc 7301 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218T you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
ECC Yes left arrow Yes
Memory channels 8 left arrow 6
PCIe version 3.0 left arrow 3.0
PCIe lanes 128 left arrow 48

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Epyc 7301 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218T.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Epyc 7301 or Intel Xeon Gold 5218T? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 170 W left arrow 105 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Epyc 7301 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218T CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L3-Cache 64.00 MB left arrow 22.00 MB
Architecture Naples (Zen) left arrow Cascade Lake
Technology 14 nm left arrow 14 nm
Socket SP3 left arrow LGA 3647
Release date Q3/2017 left arrow Q2/2019

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD Epyc 7301 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218T.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow Unknown

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