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.

AMD EPYC 8124P

Intel Xeon D-1541

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 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2373 vs 1700
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36470 vs 10056

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	2373 vs 1700
PassMark - CPU mark	36470 vs 10056

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

2373

1700

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36470

10056

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2373	1700
PassMark - CPU mark	36470	10056
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	628	634
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)