AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon Silver 4216

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon Silver 4216 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 4216

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 45% 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 22 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4216

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1780 vs 1767
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30184 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1780 vs 1767
PassMark - CPU mark	30184 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4216

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1780

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

30184

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1780
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	30184

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$1002-1012
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1181	979
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		4216
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		79 °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
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	100 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® 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)