AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E7-4830

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E7-4830 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 E7-4830

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 2 TB
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1012

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 2 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1012

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4830

Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19981 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19981 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4830

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1012

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

19981

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E7-4830
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1012
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	19981
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10382

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E7-4830
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Westmere EX
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q2'11
Launch price (MSRP)	$450
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1208	1210
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E7-4830
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		64°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	2 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		49.17mm x 56.47mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)