AMD Opteron 1389 vs AMD EPYC 7232P

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and AMD EPYC 7232P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 1389

AMD EPYC 7232P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

64x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 4 TB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1102
8.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17731 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 1 Jun 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	17731 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7232P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

1767

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

17731

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	AMD EPYC 7232P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	1767
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	17731

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	AMD EPYC 7232P
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Zen 2
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$269	$450
Place in performance rating	2143	1181
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000081
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	16
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
PCIe configurations		x16, x8