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.

 

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 1188 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)