AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5 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).

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

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
64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17731 vs 8408

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17731 vs 8408

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2402 vs 1767

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	2402 vs 1767

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

2402

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

8408

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	2402
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	8408
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2615
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2615
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4300
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4300

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$450
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1181	960
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1585V5
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.50 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	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600MHz, DDR4 2133MHz at 1.2V
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCBGA1440
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	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x193A
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		72
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
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® 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)