EPYC 7763 vs Xeon D-2141I

General info

Comparing Xeon D-2141I and EPYC 7763 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	862	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.60	1.18
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Milan (2021)
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$555	$7,890
Current price	$1786 (3.2x MSRP)	$13298 (1.7x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-2141I has 120% better value for money than EPYC 7763.

Technical specs

Xeon D-2141I and EPYC 7763 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	8 (Octa-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	16	128
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2141I and EPYC 7763 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	2
Socket	FCBGA2518	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2141I and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-2141I and EPYC 7763 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2141I and EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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-2141I and EPYC 7763. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	512 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2141I and EPYC 7763.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	128

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.

EPYC 7763 outperforms Xeon D-2141I by 597% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	7.84	54.66
Recency	7 February 2018	15 March 2021
Physical cores	8	64
Threads	16	128
Cost	$555	$7890
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	280 Watt

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