Intel Xeon D-1577 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1577 and AMD Opteron 6272 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1577

  • 16 more threads: 32 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 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1319 vs 966
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11645 vs 9239
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1319 vs 966
PassMark - CPU mark 11645 vs 9239

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

  • Around 43% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1577
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1319
966
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11645
9239
Name Intel Xeon D-1577 AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark 1319 966
PassMark - CPU mark 11645 9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6923

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1577 AMD Opteron 6272

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Interlagos
Launch date Q1'16 November 2011
Place in performance rating 1613 1603
Processor Number D-1577
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP) $325
OPN Tray OS6272WKTGGGU
Price now $658.89
Value for money (0-100) 3.02

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.30 GHz 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.10 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 16 16
Number of threads 32 16
Die size 316 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 2
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™)