AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 vs Intel Xeon D-2187NT

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon D-2187NT and AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon D-2187NT AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
• Family
  Intel Xeon D AMD EPYC
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon D-2100 AMD EPYC Embedded 3000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  2 1

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon D-2187NT vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 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
  16 / 32 8 / 16
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  16x 8x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 2.50 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.00 GHz 3.10 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon D-2187NT and AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon D-2187NT and AMD EPYC Embedded 3255. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon D-2187NT and AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 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
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  512 GB 512 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  85.4 GB/s 42.6 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  3.0 x 32 3.0 x 32
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon D-2187NT or AMD EPYC Embedded 3255? 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)
  110 W 55 W
• TDP down
  -- 25 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 105 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon D-2187NT and AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic Chiplet
• Socket
  BGA 2518 SP4r2
• L2-Cache
  22.00 MB 4.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 16.00 MB
• Architecture
  Skylake Snowy Owl (Zen)
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q1/2018
• Release price
  2128 $ --
• Documents
  -- Technical data sheet