Intel Xeon D-1521 vs AMD Opteron 6348

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1521 and AMD Opteron 6348 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.

Intel Xeon D-1521

AMD Opteron 6348

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1521

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1651 vs 1344

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1651 vs 1344

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6348

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13470 vs 5690

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13470 vs 5690

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1521
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6348

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1651

1344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5690

13470

Name	Intel Xeon D-1521	AMD Opteron 6348
PassMark - Single thread mark	1651	1344
PassMark - CPU mark	5690	13470

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1521	AMD Opteron 6348
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q4'15	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1491	1550
Processor Number	D-1521
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6348WKTCGHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8	12
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		12 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.40°C
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	115 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™)