Intel Pentium D1517 vs Intel Pentium D1508

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D1517 and Intel Pentium D1508 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium D1517

Intel Pentium D1508

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D1517

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D1508

Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.20 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.20 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D1517
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D1508

Name	Intel Pentium D1517	Intel Pentium D1508
PassMark - Single thread mark		1760
PassMark - CPU mark		3240

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D1517	Intel Pentium D1508
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q4'15	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	not rated	1470
Processor Number	D1517	D1508
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor D Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor D Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.20 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	32
Number of USB ports	8	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Total number of SATA ports	6	6
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)