Intel Xeon D-1539 vs AMD Opteron 6276

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1539 and AMD Opteron 6276 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon D-1539

AMD Opteron 6276

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1539

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 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1281 vs 916

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1281 vs 916

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6276

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9168 vs 7572

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9168 vs 7572

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1539
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6276

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1281

916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7572

9168

Name	Intel Xeon D-1539	AMD Opteron 6276
PassMark - Single thread mark	1281	916
PassMark - CPU mark	7572	9168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		15.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		39.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		18.974

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1539	AMD Opteron 6276
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Interlagos
Launch date	Q2'16	November 2011
Place in performance rating	1789	1839
Processor Number	D-1539
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$119
OPN Tray		OS6276WKTGGGU
Price now		$79.99
Value for money (0-100)		33.18
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.20 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	16
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to 85°C
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	4
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™)