AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E5-4650L 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.

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 32 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
10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1439

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1439

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28193 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28193 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1439

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

28193

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1439
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	28193

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$8,685
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1168	1179
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$8,684.50
Processor Number		E5-4650L
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.40
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.60 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	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 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	51.2 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	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	115 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)