AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon D-2141I

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon D-2141I 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.

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon D-2141I

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 512 GB
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17017 vs 12117

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 512 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17017 vs 12117

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2141I

Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1713 vs 1549

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1713 vs 1549

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-2141I

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1549

1713

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17017

12117

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon D-2141I
PassMark - Single thread mark	1549	1713
PassMark - CPU mark	17017	12117

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon D-2141I
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q1'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$450
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1218	1214
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		D-2141I
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	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCBGA2518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	>
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
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)