AMD EPYC 9354 vs Intel Xeon D-1537

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9354 and Intel Xeon D-1537 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 9354

Intel Xeon D-1537

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2881 vs 1225
15x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 112027 vs 7444

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881 vs 1225
PassMark - CPU mark	112027 vs 7444

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1537

8x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 280 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1537

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2881

1225

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

112027

7444

Name	AMD EPYC 9354	Intel Xeon D-1537
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881	1225
PassMark - CPU mark	112027	7444
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2528
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12787

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9354	Intel Xeon D-1537
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$3420
Place in performance rating	45	970
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		D-1537
Series		Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.25 GHz	1.70 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	32	8
Number of threads	64	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	12	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP5	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	32
PCIe configurations	5.0	x4 x8 x16
Integrated LAN
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)