Intel Xeon D-1567 vs AMD EPYC 7601

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1567 and AMD EPYC 7601 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-1567

AMD EPYC 7601

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1567

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7601

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1757 vs 1156
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53468 vs 10447

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1757 vs 1156
PassMark - CPU mark	53468 vs 10447

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1567
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7601

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1156

1757

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10447

53468

Name	Intel Xeon D-1567	AMD EPYC 7601
PassMark - Single thread mark	1156	1757
PassMark - CPU mark	10447	53468
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3282
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20183

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1567	AMD EPYC 7601
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'16	June 2017
Place in performance rating	524	572
Processor Number	D-1567
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	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
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	2133 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
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	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	180 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™)