AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E5-2697 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.

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

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 21% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 145 Watt

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 145 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2098 vs 1767
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38201 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2098 vs 1767
PassMark - CPU mark	38201 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

2098

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

38201

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	2098
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	38201
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8900

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$450
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1181	1051
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2697V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.30 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	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	18
Number of threads	16	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		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	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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		2S
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)