Intel Xeon D-1557 vs AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1557 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-1557

AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1557

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9285 vs 4009

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9285 vs 4009

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Around 81% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1263 vs 1090

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263 vs 1090

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1557
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3350 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1090

1263

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9285

4009

Name	Intel Xeon D-1557	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1090	1263
PassMark - CPU mark	9285	4009

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1557	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Delhi
Launch date	Q1'16	n/d
Place in performance rating	1821	1814
Processor Number	D-1557
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	1.50 GHz	2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	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	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 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™)