Intel Xeon D-1557 vs AMD Opteron 6378

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1557 and AMD Opteron 6378 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 6378

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1557

8 more threads: 24 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1090 vs 1018

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1090 vs 1018

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6378

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12352 vs 9285

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12352 vs 9285

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1557
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6378

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1090

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9285

12352

Name	Intel Xeon D-1557	AMD Opteron 6378
PassMark - Single thread mark	1090	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	9285	12352

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1557	AMD Opteron 6378
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q1'16	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1811	1793
Processor Number	D-1557
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$396
OPN Tray		OS6378WKTGGHK
Price now		$199.99
Value for money (0-100)		3.17
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	16
Die size		315 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	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 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™)