AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 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 E7-8880 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 3 TB
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1647

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 3 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1647

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 8
28 more threads: 44 vs 16
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37875 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 8
Number of threads	44 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	37875 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1647

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

37875

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1647
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	37875

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$450
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1179	929
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E7-8880V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	22
Number of threads	16	44
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		77°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	3 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)