AMD EPYC 7232P vs Intel Xeon X5667

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and Intel Xeon X5667 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 X5667

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 9 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 32 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
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
14.2x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 288 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1445
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17731 vs 8462

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs March 2010
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1445
PassMark - CPU mark	17731 vs 8462

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5667

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5667

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1767

1445

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17731

8462

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon X5667
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767	1445
PassMark - CPU mark	17731	8462
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9962

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	Intel Xeon X5667
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Westmere EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$80
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1179	967
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$70
Processor Number		X5667
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		19.87
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.06 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	32 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		239 mm
Maximum core temperature		82.9°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	95 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
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)		40-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)