Intel Xeon D-1581 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1581 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-1581

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1484 vs 966
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13259 vs 9239
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Feb 2016 vs November 2011
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 1 MB vs 768 KB
L3 cache 24 MB vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1484 vs 966
PassMark - CPU mark 13259 vs 9239

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
L2 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1581
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1484
966
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13259
9239
Name Intel Xeon D-1581 AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark 1484 966
PassMark - CPU mark 13259 9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6923

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1581 AMD Opteron 6272

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Interlagos
Launch date Feb 2016 November 2011
Place in performance rating 1447 1603
Processor Number D-1581
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 1.80 GHz 2.1 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB 768 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 24 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz 3 GHz
Die size 316 mm
Maximum core temperature 69°C
Number of cores 16
Number of threads 16
Transistor count 2400 million
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

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) 65 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® 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™)