AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon D-2146NT

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon D-2146NT 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.

AMD EPYC 3151

Intel Xeon D-2146NT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1883 vs 1802

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883 vs 1802

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2146NT

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11736 vs 8376

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11736 vs 8376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-2146NT

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1883

1802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8376

11736

Name	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon D-2146NT
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883	1802
PassMark - CPU mark	8376	11736

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon D-2146NT
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q1'18
Place in performance rating	1266	1255
Processor Number		D-2146NT
Series		Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.30 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	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCBGA2518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only)	>
Max number of PCIe lanes		32
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
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)