Xeon D-1527 vs Opteron 4340
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1578 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.90 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon D |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.88 |
| Architecture codename | Seoul (2012) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) | 1 November 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $213 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 246.24 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 3200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | C32 | FCBGA1667 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
Security technologies
Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.124 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 6 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
| UART | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 December 2012 | 1 November 2015 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Opteron 4340 has 50% more physical cores.
Xeon D-1527, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 4340 and Xeon D-1527, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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