AMD Epyc 7663 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5215

Let's find out which one of AMD Epyc 7663 and Intel Xeon Gold 5215 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Epyc 7663 Intel Xeon Gold 5215
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Epyc Intel Xeon Gold
• Generation
  3 2
• CPU group
  AMD Epyc 7003 Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200

In this block we are going to compare AMD Epyc 7663 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5215 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.

• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 2.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  56 10
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.50 GHz 3.40 GHz
• CPU Threads
  112 20
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Epyc 7663 and Intel Xeon Gold 5215 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Epyc 7663 and Intel Xeon Gold 5215. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD Epyc 7663 and Intel Xeon Gold 5215 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.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  8 6
• PCIe version
  4.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  128 48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Epyc 7663 and Intel Xeon Gold 5215.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Epyc 7663 or Intel Xeon Gold 5215? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  240 W 85 W
• TDP down
  225 W --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Epyc 7663 and Intel Xeon Gold 5215 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  256.00 MB 13.75 MB
• Architecture
  Milan (Zen 3) Cascade Lake
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  SP3 LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2019

List of devices based on AMD Epyc 7663 and Intel Xeon Gold 5215.

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