AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E5530

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E5530 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 E5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 5 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
28.4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 144 GB
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1549 vs 1156
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17017 vs 5206

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs March 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1549 vs 1156
PassMark - CPU mark	17017 vs 5206

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5530

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1549

1156

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17017

5206

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1549	1156
PassMark - CPU mark	17017	5206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2077
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8140

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E5530
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Nehalem EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$340
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1215	1192
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$29
Processor Number		E5530
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		46.78
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	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)