Intel Xeon D-1557 vs AMD EPYC 7281

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,979

Rank #891

vs
5,201

Rank #707

4,979
5,201

EPYC 7281 wins by 4.3% (Rank #891 vs #707)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,607

Rank #1,212

vs
4,775

Rank #1,087

4,607
4,775

EPYC 7281 wins by 3.5% (Rank #1212 vs #1087)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,538

Rank #384

vs
5,841

Rank #273

5,538
5,841

EPYC 7281 wins by 5.2% (Rank #384 vs #273)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,833

Rank #495

vs
5,182

Rank #286

4,833
5,182

EPYC 7281 wins by 6.7% (Rank #495 vs #286)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,861

Rank #503

vs
5,647

Rank #173

4,861
5,647

EPYC 7281 wins by 13.9% (Rank #503 vs #173)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,793

Rank #582

vs
5,024

Rank #380

4,793
5,024

EPYC 7281 wins by 4.6% (Rank #582 vs #380)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon D-1557 EPYC 7281 Diff
Cores
12
16
-25%
Threads
24
32
-25%
Base Frequency
1,500 MHz
2,100 MHz
-28.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
2,100 MHz
2,700 MHz
-22.2%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
2,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
2,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
2,700 MHz
Clock Multiplier
15x
21x
-28.6%
L1 Cache
768 KB
1,536 KB
-50%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
8 MiB
-62.5%
L3 Cache
18 MiB
32 MiB
-43.8%
Memory Channels
2
8
-75%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
2,048 GB
-93.8%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
159 GB/s
-80%
PCIe Lanes
24
--
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
155 W
71% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon D-1557 EPYC 7281
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon EPYC
Series D-1500 7000
Model Number D-1557 7281
Microarchitecture Broadwell Zen
Core Name Broadwell Naples
Core Family 6 23
Core Model 6 1
Socket BGA 1667 Socket
Package FCBGA-1667 FCLGA-4094
Memory Type DDR4-2133 DDR4-2666 and DDR4-2400
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Embedded Server
Release Price $694.00 $650.00
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon D-1557
Intel
EPYC 7281
AMD

Family

Xeon D-1557
Xeon
EPYC 7281
EPYC

Series

Xeon D-1557
D-1500
EPYC 7281
7000

Model Number

Xeon D-1557
D-1557
EPYC 7281
7281

Microarchitecture

Xeon D-1557
Broadwell
EPYC 7281
Zen

Core Name

Xeon D-1557
Broadwell
EPYC 7281
Naples

Core Family

Xeon D-1557
6
EPYC 7281
23

Core Model

Xeon D-1557
6
EPYC 7281
1

Socket

Xeon D-1557
BGA 1667
EPYC 7281
Socket

Package

Xeon D-1557
FCBGA-1667
EPYC 7281
FCLGA-4094

Memory Type

Xeon D-1557
DDR4-2133
EPYC 7281
DDR4-2666 and DDR4-2400

ECC Support

Xeon D-1557
Yes
EPYC 7281
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon D-1557
3.0
EPYC 7281
--

PCIe Configuration

Xeon D-1557
x16, x8, x4
EPYC 7281
--

Market Segment

Xeon D-1557
Embedded
EPYC 7281
Server

Release Price

Xeon D-1557
$694.00
EPYC 7281
$650.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon D-1557
Yes
EPYC 7281
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon D-1557 EPYC 7281
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 213 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 19.20 billion
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon D-1557
14 nm
EPYC 7281
14 nm

Die Area

Xeon D-1557
306.18 mm²
EPYC 7281
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon D-1557
4.70 billion
EPYC 7281
19.20 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon D-1557
Intel
EPYC 7281
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Xeon D-1557
CMOS
EPYC 7281
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon D-1557
64-bit
EPYC 7281
64-bit

ISA

Xeon D-1557
x86-64 (x86)
EPYC 7281
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon D-1557 EPYC 7281
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SEV
SHA
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64