AMD Opteron X3418 vs Intel Xeon D-1543N

Let's find out which one of AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon D-1543N is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Opteron X3418 Intel Xeon D-1543N
• Family
  AMD Opteron Intel Xeon D
• CPU group
  AMD Opteron X3000 Intel Xeon D-1500
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  0 1

In this block we are going to compare AMD Opteron X3418 vs Intel Xeon D-1543N by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  4 / 4 8 / 16
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  4x 8x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.80 GHz 1.90 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.20 GHz 2.50 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon D-1543N along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Toronto) no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.80 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  6
• Shader
  384
• Max. displays
  3
• Direct X
  0 --

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon D-1543N. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  Decode No

To choose the best model between AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon D-1543N you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  -- 38.4 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  3 x 8 3.0 x 32
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Opteron X3418 or Intel Xeon D-1543N? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 45 W
• TDP up
  35 W --
• TDP down
  12 W --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon D-1543N CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic
• Socket
  FP4 BGA 1667
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 12.00 MB
• Architecture
  Toronto (Excavator) Broadwell
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, AMD-Vt VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• Release date
  Q2/2015 Q3/2017
• Release price
  -- 697 $
• Part Number
  OX3418AAY43KA --