AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7F32

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2415 vs 2073
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39712 vs 6954

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2415 vs 2073
PassMark - CPU mark	39712 vs 6954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

5.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2415

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39712

6954

Name	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2415	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	39712	6954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		29.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		442.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		62.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$2100
OPN PIB	100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000139
Place in performance rating	469	445
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1265LV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		48
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)