Intel Xeon D-1520 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1520 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon D-1520

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1520

4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 1270
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7808 vs 4917

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2313 vs 1270
PassMark - CPU mark	7808 vs 4917

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1520
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1270

2313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4917

7808

Name	Intel Xeon D-1520	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1270	2313
PassMark - CPU mark	4917	7808
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2155
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		740
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		740
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2101
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3280

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1520	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'15	June 2015
Place in performance rating	1161	1170
Processor Number	D-1520	E3-1285V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		29.8 GB/s
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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	16
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16	1x16
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		48
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3