AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon D-1518

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 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.

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon D-1518

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1370
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 4562

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1370
PassMark - CPU mark	19532 vs 4562

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1518

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1518

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1370

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

4562

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon D-1518
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1370
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	4562
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2123
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7908

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon D-1518
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Broadwell
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1217	1205
Processor Number		D-1518
Series		Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Transistor count	4,800 million
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
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 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)