AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon D-1541 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 7272

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2019 vs 1698
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44270 vs 10163

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2019 vs 1698
PassMark - CPU mark	44270 vs 10163

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2019

1698

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44270

10163

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2019	1698
PassMark - CPU mark	44270	10163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	578	548
Series	AMD EPYC 7002	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		D-1541
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3, LGA-4094	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4 x8 x16
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
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)