EPYC 7F32 vs Xeon E-2236
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7F32 outperforms Xeon E-2236 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 859 | 475 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 38.17 | 3.64 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 10.44 | 7.76 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 14 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $284 | $2,100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2236 has 949% better value for money than EPYC 7F32.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 149.6 mm2 | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32 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 | FCLGA1151 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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 | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | N/A | no data |
| OpenGL | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.16 | 15.32 |
| Recency | 27 May 2019 | 14 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 180 Watt |
Xeon E-2236 has 125% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7F32, on the other hand, has a 67.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 7F32 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2236 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2236 and EPYC 7F32, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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