AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • 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
  • 5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17017 vs 7808
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs June 2015
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17017 vs 7808

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 1549
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2313 vs 1549

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1549
2313
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17017
7808
Name AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1549 2313
PassMark - CPU mark 17017 7808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 740
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 740
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2101
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3280

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Broadwell
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $450
OPN PIB 100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000081
Place in performance rating 1215 1172
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E3-1285V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm
Number of QPI Links 0
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013B

Peripherals

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

Graphics

eDRAM 128 MB
Execution Units 48
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)