Intel Xeon D-1520 vs Intel Xeon W-2133

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1520 and Intel Xeon W-2133 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon D-1520

Intel Xeon W-2133

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1520

Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 65
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2155 vs 961
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7331 vs 5938

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 65
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2155 vs 961
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7331 vs 5938

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2133

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 128 GB
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2270 vs 1270
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12669 vs 4917

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2270 vs 1270
PassMark - CPU mark	12669 vs 4917

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1520
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2133

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1270

2270

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4917

12669

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2155

961

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7331

5938

Name	Intel Xeon D-1520	Intel Xeon W-2133
PassMark - Single thread mark	1270	2270
PassMark - CPU mark	4917	12669
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2155	961
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7331	5938

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1520	Intel Xeon W-2133
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'15	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1161	1167
Processor Number	D-1520	W-2133
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	65
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	48
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16	x4, x8, x16
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)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)