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.

 

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 1181 914
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)