Intel Xeon D-2143IT vs AMD Opteron 6348

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2143IT and AMD Opteron 6348 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-2143IT

AMD Opteron 6348

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2143IT

4 more threads: 16 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1344

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558 vs 1344

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6348

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13470 vs 12207

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13470 vs 12207

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2143IT
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6348

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12207

13470

Name	Intel Xeon D-2143IT	AMD Opteron 6348
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1344
PassMark - CPU mark	12207	13470

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2143IT	AMD Opteron 6348
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q1'18	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1419	1549
Processor Number	D-2143IT
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6348WKTCGHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		12 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.40°C
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	>
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
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™)