AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon D-1520

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon D-1520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon D-1520

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1549 vs 1270
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17017 vs 4917

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1549 vs 1270
PassMark - CPU mark	17017 vs 4917

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1520

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1549

1270

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17017

4917

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon D-1520
PassMark - Single thread mark	1549	1270
PassMark - CPU mark	17017	4917
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2155
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7331

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon D-1520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q1'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$450
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1218	1161
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		D-1520
Series		Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4 x8 x16
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
Scalability		1S Only
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)