AMD EPYC 8124P vs Intel Xeon D-1567

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and Intel Xeon D-1567 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-1567

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
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
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 1156
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36338 vs 10447

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 1156
PassMark - CPU mark	36338 vs 10447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1567

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1567

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

1156

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

10447

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon D-1567
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	1156
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	10447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3282
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20183

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon D-1567
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$639
Place in performance rating	645	598
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		D-1567
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	12
Number of threads	32	24
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		2133 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	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
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)