Intel Xeon E-2278G vs AMD EPYC 7232P

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Intel Xeon E-2278G CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7232P
Intel Xeon E-2278G AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E-2278G or AMD EPYC 7232P - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E-2278G has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E-2278G was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD EPYC 7232P has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7232P was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Xeon E-2200 (19) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
2 Generation 2
Coffee Lake S Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E-2378G Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2278G is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (5.00 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7232P has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Xeon E-2278G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7232P
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E-2278G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7232P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E-2278G supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7232P can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E-2278G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7232P
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E-2278G has a TDP of 80 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7232P is 120 W.

Intel Xeon E-2278G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7232P
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 120 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2278G has a 16.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7232P cache has a total of 32.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E-2278G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7232P
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1151 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2019
494 $ Release price 790 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2278G (100%)
AMD EPYC 7232P (73%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2278G (98%)
AMD EPYC 7232P (99%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2278G Intel Xeon E-2278G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1314 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7232P AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
988 (75%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2278G Intel Xeon E-2278G
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
8114 (93%)
AMD EPYC 7232P AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
8764 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E-2278G Intel Xeon E-2278G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1741 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7232P AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
1254 (72%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E-2278G Intel Xeon E-2278G
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7926 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7232P AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
7584 (96%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2278G Intel Xeon E-2278G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
518 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7232P AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
372 (72%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E-2278G Intel Xeon E-2278G
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
16989 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7232P AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
17018 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E-2278G Intel Xeon E-2278G
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7232P AMD EPYC 7232P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2278G Intel Xeon E-2278G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
219 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7232P AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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