Intel Xeon D-1541 vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1541 and AMD EPYC 7301 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.

Intel Xeon D-1541

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

3.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1698 vs 1654
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3022 vs 2802
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 16846 vs 15384

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1698 vs 1654
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3022 vs 2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16846 vs 15384

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34148 vs 10163

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34148 vs 10163

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1541
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1698

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10163

34148

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3022

2802

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

16846

15384

Name	Intel Xeon D-1541	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	1698	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	10163	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3022	2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16846	15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1541	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q4'15	June 2017
Place in performance rating	549	488
Processor Number	D-1541
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	x128
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
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™)