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.

 

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 1181 930
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)