AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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 E5-2687W v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 256 GB
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs September 2013
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 256 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1993 vs 1549
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20576 vs 17017

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1993 vs 1549
PassMark - CPU mark	20576 vs 17017

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1549

1993

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17017

20576

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1549	1993
PassMark - CPU mark	17017	20576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6437

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$1,605
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1213	1225
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,104.47
Processor Number		E5-2687WV2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.31
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
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
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)