AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2 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.

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1530
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17731 vs 12267

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
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 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1530
PassMark - CPU mark	17731 vs 12267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

12267

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1530
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	12267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11822

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$311
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1179	928
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$559.99
Processor Number		E5-2430V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.65
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	24
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)