AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 6 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 22 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
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17017 vs 6819

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17017 vs 6819

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2164 vs 1549

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2164 vs 1549

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1549

2164

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17017

6819

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1549	2164
PassMark - CPU mark	17017	6819
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.981

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$809
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1215	1218
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$808.02
Processor Number		E3-1285Lv3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.64
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.90 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	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	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
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
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4700
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
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
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® 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)