AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E5-4610

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E5-4610 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 E5-4610

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 32 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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs May 2012
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 32 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 1474

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610

Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23354 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23354 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4610

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1474

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

23354

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-4610
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1474
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	23354
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2039
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8882

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-4610
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$450
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1179	1027
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-4610
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.40 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	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)