AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • 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
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17017 vs 5682
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 28 Mar 2017
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 32 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17017 vs 5682

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

  • Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1875 vs 1549
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1875 vs 1549

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1549
1875
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17017
5682
Name AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark 1549 1875
PassMark - CPU mark 17017 5682

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Kaby Lake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 28 Mar 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $450 $193
OPN PIB 100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000081
Place in performance rating 1216 1237
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E3-1205V6
Series Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 32 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

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 SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)