Intel Xeon D-1527 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1527 and AMD Opteron 6272 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-1527

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1552 vs 966
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1552 vs 966

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 5213
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9239 vs 5213

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1527
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1552
966
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5213
9239
Name Intel Xeon D-1527 AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark 1552 966
PassMark - CPU mark 5213 9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6923

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1527 AMD Opteron 6272

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Interlagos
Launch date Q4'15 November 2011
Place in performance rating 1584 1603
Processor Number D-1527
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP) $325
OPN Tray OS6272WKTGGGU
Price now $658.89
Value for money (0-100) 3.02

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 16
Number of threads 8 16
Die size 316 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Maximum core temperature 69°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 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1667 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 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™)