AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 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 Platinum 8153

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
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
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1622

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1622

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30465 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30465 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1622

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

30465

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1622
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	30465

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
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	1047
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		8153
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.00 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	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		87°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
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	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	125 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		S8S
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		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)