AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon Gold 6212U 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 6212U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 165 Watt

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2013 vs 1767
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27470 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2013 vs 1767
PassMark - CPU mark	27470 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

2013

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

27470

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	2013
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	27470

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$2000
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1179	912
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6212U
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of threads	16	48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	165 Watt
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		1S Only
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
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)