AMD EPYC 8124P vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2372 vs 1701
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36630 vs 10064
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2372 vs 1701
PassMark - CPU mark 36630 vs 10064

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2372
1701
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36630
10064
Name AMD EPYC 8124P Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark 2372 1701
PassMark - CPU mark 36630 10064
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 16846

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8124P Intel Xeon D-1541

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP) $639
Place in performance rating 626 632
Architecture codename Broadwell
Processor Number D-1541
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.45 GHz 2.10 GHz
Die size 2x 73 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 16 8
Number of threads 32 16
Transistor count 17,750 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4, DDR3
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 120-150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported SP6 FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 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)