AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 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 7F32

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 1703
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40000 vs 10024

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	40000 vs 10024

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

4x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2426

1703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40000

10024

Name	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426	1703
PassMark - CPU mark	40000	10024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$2100
OPN PIB	100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000139
Place in performance rating	607	614
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		D-1541
Series		Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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)