Intel Xeon D-1559 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1559 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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-1559

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1559

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Around 76% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2134 vs 1033
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9106 vs 8015

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2134 vs 1033
PassMark - CPU mark	9106 vs 8015

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1559
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1033

2134

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8015

9106

Name	Intel Xeon D-1559	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1033	2134
PassMark - CPU mark	8015	9106
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		942
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.777

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1559	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q2'16	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1923	1951
Processor Number	D-1559
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to 85°C
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
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	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	3.0 x16
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)
Secure Boot
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
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
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™)