EPYC 7532 vs Xeon D-1531

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1531 and EPYC 7532 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1247	118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.54	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	12.92	15.71
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	1 November 2015 (9 years ago)	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1531 and EPYC 7532 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	22	24
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1531 and EPYC 7532 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)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1667	Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1531 and EPYC 7532. 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-1531 and EPYC 7532 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 EPYC 7532 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 EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1531 and EPYC 7532.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	no data
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.78	33.21
Recency	1 November 2015	19 February 2020
Physical cores	6	32
Threads	12	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	200 Watt

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