Intel Xeon D-1581 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1581 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 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-1581

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1581

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13282 vs 6131

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	1 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	24 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13282 vs 6131

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1482

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs Feb 2016
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1482

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1581
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1482

1912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13282

6131

Name	Intel Xeon D-1581	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1482	1912
PassMark - CPU mark	13282	6131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.688

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1581	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Feb 2016	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1355	1353
Processor Number	D-1581
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of cores		4
Number of threads		4
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
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)	65 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® 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™)