Intel Xeon D-1520 vs AMD EPYC 7401P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1520 and AMD EPYC 7401P 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.

Intel Xeon D-1520

AMD EPYC 7401P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1520

3.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2155 vs 699
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7331 vs 7285

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2155 vs 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7331 vs 7285

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1731 vs 1270
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28546 vs 4917

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1731 vs 1270
PassMark - CPU mark	28546 vs 4917

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1520
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1270

1731

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4917

28546

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2155

699

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7331

7285

Name	Intel Xeon D-1520	AMD EPYC 7401P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1270	1731
PassMark - CPU mark	4917	28546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2155	699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7331	7285

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1520	AMD EPYC 7401P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'15	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1243	1288
Processor Number	D-1520
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$1,414.80
Value for money (0-100)		3.86
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	24
Number of threads	8	48
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	x128
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)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)