AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208

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
2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 11 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1764

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18744 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18744 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4208

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1764

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

18744

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Silver 4208
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1764
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	18744

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Silver 4208
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$417
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1179	1161
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Silver
Processor Number		4208
Series		4200
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		78 °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	107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)