Intel Xeon D-1539 vs AMD Opteron 4334

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1539 and AMD Opteron 4334 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-1539

AMD Opteron 4334

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1539

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7175 vs 6099

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7175 vs 6099

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 1179

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208 vs 1179

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1539
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1179

1208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7175

6099

Name	Intel Xeon D-1539	AMD Opteron 4334
PassMark - Single thread mark	1179	1208
PassMark - CPU mark	7175	6099

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1539	AMD Opteron 4334
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Seoul
Launch date	Q2'16	n/d
Place in performance rating	1883	1905
Processor Number	D-1539
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4334WLU6KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.20 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to 85°C
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		67.70°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	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 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™)