AMD Opteron 6281 vs Intel Xeon D-1557

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6281 and Intel Xeon D-1557 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-1557

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6281

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1129 vs 1090

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129 vs 1090

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1557

8 more threads: 24 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9285 vs 7279

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9285 vs 7279

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6281
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1557

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

1090

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7279

9285

Name	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon D-1557
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	1090
PassMark - CPU mark	7279	9285

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon D-1557
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bulldozer	Broadwell
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6281YJTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1837	1811
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Value for money (0-100)	33.18
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		Q1'16
Processor Number		D-1557
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.50 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	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	16	24
Unlocked
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	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
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)