Intel Xeon Silver 4214R vs AMD EPYC 7232P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214R and AMD EPYC 7232P 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4214R

AMD EPYC 7232P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214R

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1983 vs 1767
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29061 vs 17731

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1983 vs 1767
PassMark - CPU mark	29061 vs 17731

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 94% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7232P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1983

1767

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29061

17731

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214R	AMD EPYC 7232P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1983	1767
PassMark - CPU mark	29061	17731

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214R	AMD EPYC 7232P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$694 - $705	$450
Place in performance rating	901	1181
Processor Number	4214R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000081
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)