Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 processor review

Xeon E3-1515M v5 processor released by Intel; release date: 24 January 2016. At the time of release, the processor cost $489. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Skylake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.70 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 256 KB, L2 - 1 MB, L3 - 8 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1440. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 45 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1 GHz, maximum video memory size - 64 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

2148

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

7938

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

97.640 mPixels/s

39.758 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

741.453 Frames/s

317.791 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4.623 Frames/s

2.122 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

49.002 Frames/s

11.393 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

218.231 mHash/s

58.907 mHash/s

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	2148
PassMark - CPU mark	7938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	39.758 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	317.791 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	2.122 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	11.393 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	58.907 mHash/s

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Pipelines	72
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Transistor count	189 million

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	24 January 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$489
Place in performance rating	757
Processor Number	E3-1515MV5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4
Number of threads	8

Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x193D
eDRAM	128 MB
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi	Up to 4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)