Intel Xeon D-1521 vs AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1521 and AMD Opteron 6386 SE 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 6386 SE

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
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1651 vs 1297

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1651 vs 1297

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 5690

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12761 vs 5690

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1521
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6386 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1651

1297

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5690

12761

Name	Intel Xeon D-1521	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1651	1297
PassMark - CPU mark	5690	12761

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1521	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q4'15	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1492	1607
Processor Number	D-1521
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,408
OPN Tray		OS6386YETGGHK
Price now		$149.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.11
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		48 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		64.40°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	140 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™)