Xeon Gold 5317 vs EPYC 7F72
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7F72 outperforms Xeon Gold 5317 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 101 | 324 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.30 | 32.00 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2019−2020) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 14 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,450 | no data |
| Current price | $3606 (1.5x MSRP) | $870 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 5317 has 286% better value for money than EPYC 7F72.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 5317 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 192 MB (shared) | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 84 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 5317 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
| Socket | SP3 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 5317 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 5317.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
EPYC 7F72 outperforms Xeon Gold 5317 by 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
EPYC 7F72 outperforms Xeon Gold 5317 by 92% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
EPYC 7F72 outperforms Xeon Gold 5317 by 5% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
EPYC 7F72 outperforms Xeon Gold 5317 by 21% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 34.01 | 17.71 |
| Recency | 14 April 2020 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 12 |
| Threads | 48 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 150 Watt |
The EPYC 7F72 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5317 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 5317, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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