Intel Xeon D-1527 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1527 and Intel Xeon E5-1660 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1527

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 128 GB
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1806 vs 1552
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8413 vs 5213
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size 256 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1806 vs 1552
PassMark - CPU mark 8413 vs 5213

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1527
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1552
1806
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5213
8413
Name Intel Xeon D-1527 Intel Xeon E5-1660
PassMark - Single thread mark 1552 1806
PassMark - CPU mark 5213 8413
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4774

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1527 Intel Xeon E5-1660

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q4'15 March 2012
Place in performance rating 1585 1602
Processor Number D-1527 E5-1660
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $290
Price now $1,226.66
Value for money (0-100) 2.97

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 8 12
Bus Speed 0 QPI
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 64°C
Number of QPI Links 0
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V - 1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory size 128 GB 256 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR3 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1667 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 32 40
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0/3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4 x8 x16
Scalability 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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2 Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)