AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon W3570

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon W3570 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 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 45 nm
  • 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
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 170.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 24 GB
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1466
  • 5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17731 vs 3267
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs March 2009
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1767 vs 1466
PassMark - CPU mark 17731 vs 3267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3570

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3570

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1767
1466
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17731
3267
Name AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon W3570
PassMark - Single thread mark 1767 1466
PassMark - CPU mark 17731 3267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2760
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9206

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7232P Intel Xeon W3570

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Bloomfield
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $450 $480
OPN PIB 100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000081
Place in performance rating 1181 1001
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $479.95
Processor Number W3570
Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 3.73

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.20 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.46 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3 800/1066/1333

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)