Intel Xeon D-1521 vs AMD Opteron 4334 |
Released October, 2015
Intel Xeon D-1521
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon D-1521
 | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 36.56W |
| | Significantly better geekbench 3 single core score 2,726 | | Newer Oct, 2015 |
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Released December, 2012
AMD Opteron 4334
- 3.1 GHz
- Hexa core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 4334
| | Higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.5 GHz |
| | Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 10,192 | | Much better performance per watt 13.7 pt/W |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of D-1521 vs 4334 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 77.19W | 2.1x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better geekbench 3 single core score | 2,726 | vs | 1,926 | More than 40% better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2015 | vs | Dec, 2012 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 6 | 2 more threads | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | 2.1x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | 2.1x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 30% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 30% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 10,192 | vs | 5,222 | More than 95% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 13.7 pt/W | vs | 3.57 pt/W | More than 3.8x better performance per watt | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon D-1521 vs Opteron 4334
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon D-1521 | vs | Opteron 4334 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Hexa core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 45W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.57 pt/W | 13.7 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 36.56W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
details | Xeon D-1521 | vs | Opteron 4334 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 8 | 6 | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
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