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.

 

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 1491 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™)