AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon Gold 5115 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.

 

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
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1853 vs 1767
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24760 vs 17731
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 8
Number of threads 20 vs 16
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1853 vs 1767
PassMark - CPU mark 24760 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5115

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1767
1853
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17731
24760
Name AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon Gold 5115
PassMark - Single thread mark 1767 1853
PassMark - CPU mark 17731 24760

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $450
OPN PIB 100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000081
Place in performance rating 1181 1023
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 5115
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 2.40 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 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 8 10
Number of threads 16 20
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 76°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 48
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8
Scalability S4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)