AMD EPYC 7282 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7282 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 7282

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7282

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2044 vs 1703
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51807 vs 10024

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2044 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	51807 vs 10024

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 7282
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2044

1703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51807

10024

Name	AMD EPYC 7282	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2044	1703
PassMark - CPU mark	51807	10024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7282	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$650
OPN PIB	100-100000078WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000078
Place in performance rating	645	614
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		D-1541
Series		Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
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	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)