AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 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

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • 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 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17731 vs 16852
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17731 vs 16852

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 1767
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2245 vs 1767

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1767
2245
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17731
16852
Name AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
PassMark - Single thread mark 1767 2245
PassMark - CPU mark 17731 16852

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

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 955
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 8156
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.60 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 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 71°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 105 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)