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.

 

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 1182 1193
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)