AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon D-1518

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon D-1518 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1883 vs 1370
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8376 vs 4562
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1883 vs 1370
PassMark - CPU mark 8376 vs 4562

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1518

  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1518

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1883
1370
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8376
4562
Name AMD EPYC 3151 Intel Xeon D-1518
PassMark - Single thread mark 1883 1370
PassMark - CPU mark 8376 4562
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2123
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7908

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3151 Intel Xeon D-1518

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Broadwell
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1267 1207
Processor Number D-1518
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.20 GHz
Die size 213 mm²
L1 cache 96K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core)
L3 cache 16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 2.20 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 8
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel DDR4, DDR3
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AMD BGA SP4r2 FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only) x4 x8 x16
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 32
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0/3.0
Scalability 1S Only
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)