EPYC 7232P vs Xeon E5-2689 v4

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 v4 and EPYC 7232P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	642	641
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	35.53	15.23
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	7 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,723	$450
Current price	$100 (0x MSRP)	$387 (0.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2689 v4 has 133% better value for money than EPYC 7232P.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2689 v4 and EPYC 7232P 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	10 (Deca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	52 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 v4 and EPYC 7232P 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 v4 and EPYC 7232P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 v4 and EPYC 7232P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 v4 and EPYC 7232P 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 Xeon E5-2689 v4 and EPYC 7232P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 v4 and EPYC 7232P.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	20 June 2016	7 August 2019
Physical cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Cost	$2723	$450
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	120 Watt

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