AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon W5580 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.

AMD EPYC 7232P

Intel Xeon W5580

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
28.4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 144 GB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1488
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17731 vs 6447

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 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark	17731 vs 6447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5580

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 W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

6447

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	6447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10011

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Nehalem EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$102
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1179	968
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$107.03
Processor Number		W5580
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		16.06
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°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	144 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		2
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
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
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)