AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon D-1540

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon D-1540 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-1540

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 80°C
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1617
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 10025

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 80°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1617
PassMark - CPU mark	19532 vs 10025

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1540

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

10025

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon D-1540
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1617
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	10025
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1980
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11725

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon D-1540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Broadwell
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q1'15
Place in performance rating	1186	1006
Processor Number		D-1540
Series		Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.00 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	80°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Transistor count	4,800 million
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
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	45 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)