AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17731 vs 5533
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17731 vs 5533

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2106 vs 1767
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2106 vs 1767

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1767
2106
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17731
5533
Name AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1767 2106
PassMark - CPU mark 17731 5533
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 881
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2905
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4721

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Haswell
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP) $450
OPN PIB 100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000081
Place in performance rating 1179 1059
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E3-1226V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.30 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 4 MB
L3 cache 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

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

Execution Units 20
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2
OpenGL 4.3

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)