Intel Xeon D-1577 vs AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1577 and AMD Opteron 6386 SE 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-1577

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

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
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1319 vs 1297

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1319 vs 1297

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Around 67% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 11645

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12761 vs 11645

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1577
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6386 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1319

1297

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11645

12761

Name	Intel Xeon D-1577	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1319	1297
PassMark - CPU mark	11645	12761

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1577	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q1'16	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1617	1603
Processor Number	D-1577
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,408
OPN Tray		OS6386YETGGHK
Price now		$149.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.11
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	16
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		48 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		64.40°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	140 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™)