EPYC 7F72 vs Xeon D-1521

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1521
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.58
EPYC 7F72
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
33.11
+825%

EPYC 7F72 outperforms Xeon D-1521 by a whopping 825% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 7F72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1519120
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.6010.43
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon DAMD EPYC
Power efficiency7.5313.06
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)14 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$2,450

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7F72 has 301% better value for money than Xeon D-1521.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 7F72 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier2432
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)192 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size246.24 mm274 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 7F72 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)2
SocketFCBGA1667SP3
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 7F72. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 7F72 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 7F72 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 7F72. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1521 and EPYC 7F72.

PCIe version2.0/3.04.0
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-1521 3.58
EPYC 7F72 33.11
+825%

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-1521 5690
EPYC 7F72 52597
+824%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.58 33.11
Recency 1 November 2015 14 April 2020
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 240 Watt

Xeon D-1521 has 433.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7F72, on the other hand, has a 824.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7F72 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1521 in performance tests.


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