Intel Xeon D-2183IT vs AMD EPYC 7281

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2183IT and AMD EPYC 7281 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-2183IT

AMD EPYC 7281

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2183IT

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1719 vs 1626

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1719 vs 1626

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7281

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21621 vs 19377

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21621 vs 19377

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2183IT
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7281

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1719

1626

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19377

21621

Name	Intel Xeon D-2183IT	AMD EPYC 7281
PassMark - Single thread mark	1719	1626
PassMark - CPU mark	19377	21621

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2183IT	AMD EPYC 7281
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q1'18	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1082	1096
Processor Number	D-2183IT
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		32 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
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
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™)