EPYC 73F3 vs Xeon Gold 5217

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5217 and EPYC 73F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	718	132
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.41	12.52
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Milan (2021)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,522	$3,521
Current price	$1391 (0.9x MSRP)	$2271 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 73F3 has 95% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5217.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5217 and EPYC 73F3 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	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5217 and EPYC 73F3 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and EPYC 73F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5217 and EPYC 73F3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and EPYC 73F3 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 Xeon Gold 5217 and EPYC 73F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and EPYC 73F3.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 73F3 outperforms Xeon Gold 5217 by 199% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.98	29.81
Recency	2 April 2019	15 March 2021
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Cost	$1522	$3521
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	240 Watt

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