AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

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 22 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 30 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767
PassMark - CPU mark	17731
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7451

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell-EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$450
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1179	921
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Processor Number		E5-2678 v3
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)