Intel Xeon D-1528 vs AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1528 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.

Intel Xeon D-1528

AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1528

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 1263
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6785 vs 4009

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 1263
PassMark - CPU mark	6785 vs 4009

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.50 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.50 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1528
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3350 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

1263

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6785

4009

Name	Intel Xeon D-1528	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	1263
PassMark - CPU mark	6785	4009

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1528	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Delhi
Launch date	Q4'15	n/d
Place in performance rating	1519	1814
Processor Number	D-1528
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	1.90 GHz	2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		69.10°C
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	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)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Number of USB ports	4
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™)