Intel Xeon D 1521 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 9654
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon D 1521 with 4 cores 2.4GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 9654 with 96 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon D 1521 's Advantages
Lower TDP (45W vs 360W)
AMD EPYC Embedded 9654 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 4)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (384MB vs 1.5MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon D 1521
896
AMD EPYC Embedded 9654
+121%
1984
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon D 1521
3261
AMD EPYC Embedded 9654
+511%
19940
General Parameters
Nov 2015
Release Date
Mar 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Broadwell
Core Architecture
Genoa
Intel BGA 1667
Socket
AMD Socket SP5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon D (Broadwell-DE)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Package
3.2 billions
Transistor Count
78.84 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
360 W
80 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
246 mm²
Die Size
12x72 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
397 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4
Total Core Count
96
8
Total Thread Count
192
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
24.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1.5 MB per core
L3 Cache
384 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3,DDR4
Memory Types
DDR5-4800
2
Max Memory Channels
12
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
5
24
PCIe Lanes
128
