Opteron 6348 vs Xeon D-1531

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1531
2015
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
4.78
Opteron 6348
2012
12 cores / 12 threads, 115 Watt
4.94
+3.3%

Opteron 6348 outperforms Xeon D-1531 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1531 and Opteron 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12581239
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.69no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency12.924.07
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)5 November 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1531 and Opteron 6348 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache384 KB576 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB12 MB
L3 cache9 MB8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size246.24 mm2315 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1531 and Opteron 6348 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4
SocketFCBGA1667G34
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1531 and Opteron 6348. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1531 and Opteron 6348 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 Xeon D-1531 and Opteron 6348 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 Xeon D-1531 and Opteron 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1531 and Opteron 6348.

PCIe version2.0/3.02.0
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon D-1531 4.78
Opteron 6348 4.94
+3.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon D-1531 7592
Opteron 6348 7850
+3.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.78 4.94
Recency 1 November 2015 5 November 2012
Physical cores 6 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon D-1531 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 155.6% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6348, on the other hand, has a 3.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon D-1531 and Opteron 6348.


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