EPYC 4464P vs Xeon D-1521
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 4464P outperforms Xeon D-1521 by a whopping 753% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 4464P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1519 | 135 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.60 | 69.97 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.52 | 27.51 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Raphael (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 November 2015 (9 years ago) | 21 May 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 4464P has 2591% better value for money than Xeon D-1521.
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 4464P 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 24 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1.5 MB (per core) | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,200 million | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 4464P 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 4464P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 4464P 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-1521 and EPYC 4464P 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-1521 and EPYC 4464P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.124 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 4464P.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 28 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.58 | 30.54 |
| Recency | 1 November 2015 | 21 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 105 Watt |
Xeon D-1521 has 133.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 4464P, on the other hand, has a 753.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 4464P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1521 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 4464P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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