AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon D-1520

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon D-1520 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.

AMD EPYC 3151

Intel Xeon D-1520

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 80°C
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1883 vs 1270
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8376 vs 4917

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 80°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883 vs 1270
PassMark - CPU mark	8376 vs 4917

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1883

1270

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8376

4917

Name	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon D-1520
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883	1270
PassMark - CPU mark	8376	4917
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2155
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7331

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon D-1520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Broadwell
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q1'15
Place in performance rating	1267	1244
Processor Number		D-1520
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	80°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.60 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
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	45 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)