AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17017 vs 13577
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17017 vs 13577

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2198 vs 1549
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2198 vs 1549

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1549
2198
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17017
13577
Name AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1549 2198
PassMark - CPU mark 17017 13577
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 888
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6851

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Broadwell
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP) $450
OPN PIB 100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000081
Place in performance rating 1216 1163
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E5-1660V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.20 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 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 40
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
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)