AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon D 1557

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AMD EPYC 7281 Intel Xeon D 1557

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon D 1557 with 12 cores 1.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR3)

Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 1.5MB)

Intel Xeon D 1557 's Advantages

Lower TDP (45W vs 170W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7281

560

Intel Xeon D 1557 +12%

628

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7281

456

Intel Xeon D 1557 +764%

3943

AMD EPYC 7281

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Intel Xeon D 1557

General Parameters

Jun 2017

Release Date

Feb 2016

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Broadwell

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 1667

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon D (Broadwell-DE)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

3.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 1667

170 W

Power Consumption

45 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

80 °C

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

246 mm²

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-BGA14C

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.5 GHz

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.1 GHz

16

Total Core Count

12

32

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

15.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

1.5 MB per core

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3,

8

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

24

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