Xeon E-2378 vs EPYC 7232P
Aggregated performance score
Xeon E-2378 outperforms EPYC 7232P by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing EPYC 7232P and Xeon E-2378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 635 | 622 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 10.66 | 34.17 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2019−2020) | Rocket Lake-E (2021) |
| Release date | 7 August 2019 (4 years old) | 8 September 2021 (2 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | no data |
| Current price | $575 (1.3x MSRP) | $455 |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2378 has 221% better value for money than EPYC 7232P.
Technical specs
EPYC 7232P and Xeon E-2378 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7232P and Xeon E-2378 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | TR4 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7232P and Xeon E-2378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
EPYC 7232P and Xeon E-2378 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7232P and Xeon E-2378 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7232P and Xeon E-2378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7232P and Xeon E-2378.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Xeon E-2378 outperforms EPYC 7232P by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E-2378 outperforms EPYC 7232P by 2% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 11.01 | 11.21 |
| Recency | 7 August 2019 | 8 September 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between EPYC 7232P and Xeon E-2378. The differences in performance seem too small.
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