Intel Xeon D-1557 vs AMD Opteron 4334

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1557 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1557

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 18 more threads: 24 vs 6
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9285 vs 6099
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9285 vs 6099

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

  • Around 67% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 1090
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1208 vs 1090

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1557
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1090
1208
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9285
6099
Name Intel Xeon D-1557 AMD Opteron 4334
PassMark - Single thread mark 1090 1208
PassMark - CPU mark 9285 6099

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1557 AMD Opteron 4334

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Seoul
Launch date Q1'16 n/d
Place in performance rating 1910 1905
Processor Number D-1557
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 1.50 GHz 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.10 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 12 6
Number of threads 24 6
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 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1667 C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 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™)