AMD RX-216GD vs Intel Xeon D-1736

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AMD RX-216GD CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon D-1736
AMD RX-216GD Intel Xeon D-1736

CPU comparison

AMD RX-216GD or Intel Xeon D-1736 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD RX-216GD has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD RX-216GD was released in Q4/2015.

The Intel Xeon D-1736 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-1736 was released in Q1/2022.
AMD R (6) Family Intel Xeon D (79)
AMD RX 1st Gen. (6) CPU group Intel Xeon D-1700 (20)
1 Generation 4
Merlin Falcon (Excavator) Architecture Ice Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD RX-216GD has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD RX-216GD is 1.60 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Intel Xeon D-1736 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-1736 is at 2.30 GHz (3.40 GHz).

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1736
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1736
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD RX-216GD or Intel Xeon D-1736 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Merlin Falcon) GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Merlin Falcon) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD RX-216GD can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon D-1736 supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1736
DDR4-1600, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 15.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD RX-216GD is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon D-1736 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1736
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD RX-216GD is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon D-1736 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 15.00 MB cache.

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1736
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP4 Socket BGA 2227
AMD-V, AMD-Vt Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 629 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD RX-216GD AMD RX-216GD
AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Merlin Falcon) @ 0.80 GHz
410 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-1736 Intel Xeon D-1736
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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