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.

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon Gold 5115

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: 1848 vs 1767
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24805 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	1848 vs 1767
PassMark - CPU mark	24805 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1848

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

24805

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Gold 5115
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1848
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	24805

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	1179	1022
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)