Intel Xeon D-1520 vs AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1520 and AMD Opteron 3350 HE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1520

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 69.10°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1270 vs 1263
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4917 vs 4009
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 80°C vs 69.10°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1270 vs 1263
PassMark - CPU mark 4917 vs 4009

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

  • Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1520
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3350 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1270
1263
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4917
4009
Name Intel Xeon D-1520 AMD Opteron 3350 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1270 1263
PassMark - CPU mark 4917 4009
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2155
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7331

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1520 AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Delhi
Launch date Q1'15 n/d
Place in performance rating 1165 1812
Processor Number D-1520
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS3350HOW4KHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 80°C 69.10°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Die size 315 mm
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 4 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Transistor count 1200 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1667 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 45 Watt

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)

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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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™)