Intel Xeon D-1559 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,707

Rank #1,097

vs
3,968

Rank #1,917

4,707
3,968

Xeon D-1559 wins by 15.7% (Rank #1097 vs #1917)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,339

Rank #1,452

vs
3,735

Rank #1,926

4,339
3,735

Xeon D-1559 wins by 13.9% (Rank #1452 vs #1926)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,260

Rank #487

vs
4,317

Rank #1,705

5,260
4,317

Xeon D-1559 wins by 17.9% (Rank #487 vs #1705)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,796

Rank #540

vs
4,484

Rank #1,640

4,796
4,484

Xeon D-1559 wins by 6.5% (Rank #540 vs #1640)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,795

Rank #564

vs
4,470

Rank #1,529

4,795
4,470

Xeon D-1559 wins by 6.8% (Rank #564 vs #1529)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,767

Rank #627

vs
4,462

Rank #1,655

4,767
4,462

Xeon D-1559 wins by 6.4% (Rank #627 vs #1655)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon D-1559 Phenom X3 8550 Diff
Cores
12
3
+75%
Threads
24
3
+87.5%
Base Frequency
1,500 MHz
2,200 MHz
-31.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
2,100 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
15x
11x
+26.7%
L1 Cache
768 KB
125 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+83.7%
L3 Cache
18 MiB
2 MiB
+89.4%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
24
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
95 W
52.6% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
65 nm
78.5% less

General Information

Specification Xeon D-1559 Phenom X3 8550
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon --
Series D-1500 --
Model Number D-1559 --
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Toliman
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 6 --
Socket -- Socket AM2+
Package FCBGA-1667 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-2133 --
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Embedded Desktop
Release Price $727.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon D-1559
Intel
Phenom X3 8550
AMD

Family

Xeon D-1559
Xeon
Phenom X3 8550
--

Series

Xeon D-1559
D-1500
Phenom X3 8550
--

Model Number

Xeon D-1559
D-1559
Phenom X3 8550
--

Microarchitecture

Xeon D-1559
Broadwell
Phenom X3 8550
--

Core Name

Xeon D-1559
Broadwell
Phenom X3 8550
Toliman

Core Family

Xeon D-1559
6
Phenom X3 8550
--

Core Model

Xeon D-1559
6
Phenom X3 8550
--

Socket

Xeon D-1559
--
Phenom X3 8550
Socket AM2+

Package

Xeon D-1559
FCBGA-1667
Phenom X3 8550
µPGA

Memory Type

Xeon D-1559
DDR4-2133
Phenom X3 8550
--

ECC Support

Xeon D-1559
Yes
Phenom X3 8550
--

PCIe Revision

Xeon D-1559
3.0
Phenom X3 8550
--

PCIe Configuration

Xeon D-1559
x16, x8, x4
Phenom X3 8550
--

Market Segment

Xeon D-1559
Embedded
Phenom X3 8550
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon D-1559
$727.00
Phenom X3 8550
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon D-1559
Yes
Phenom X3 8550
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon D-1559 Phenom X3 8550
Process 14 nm 65 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 285 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon D-1559
14 nm
Phenom X3 8550
65 nm

Die Area

Xeon D-1559
306.18 mm²
Phenom X3 8550
285 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon D-1559
4.70 billion
Phenom X3 8550
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon D-1559
Intel
Phenom X3 8550
--

Technology

Xeon D-1559
CMOS
Phenom X3 8550
--

Word Size

Xeon D-1559
64-bit
Phenom X3 8550
--

ISA

Xeon D-1559
x86-64 (x86)
Phenom X3 8550
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon D-1559 Phenom X3 8550
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
ATT
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64