AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon Silver 4214 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 4214

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
Around 94% 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

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x 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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1787 vs 1767
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25829 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1787 vs 1767
PassMark - CPU mark	25829 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4214

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

25829

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Silver 4214
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	25829

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Silver 4214
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$694-704
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1181	1041
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		4214
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		77 °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
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® 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® 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)