AMD Opteron 6281 vs Intel Xeon D-1539

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6281 and Intel Xeon D-1539 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6281

Intel Xeon D-1539

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6281

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7279 vs 7175

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7279 vs 7175

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1539

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1179 vs 1129

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1179 vs 1129

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6281
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1539

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

1179

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7279

7175

Name	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon D-1539
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	1179
PassMark - CPU mark	7279	7175

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon D-1539
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bulldozer	Broadwell
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6281YJTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1938	1883
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Value for money (0-100)	33.18
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		Q2'16
Processor Number		D-1539
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.60 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Operating Temperature Range		-40°C to 85°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		32
Number of USB ports		8
PCI Express revision		2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
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)