Intel Xeon D-1531 vs Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1531 and Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2 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 Xeon D-1531

Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1531

Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1482 vs 1313

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1482 vs 1313

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
3x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 128 GB
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13818 vs 7592

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13818 vs 7592

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1531
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1482

1313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7592

13818

Name	Intel Xeon D-1531	Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1482	1313
PassMark - CPU mark	7592	13818

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1531	Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q4'15	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1600	1614
Processor Number	D-1531	E5-2440V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$400
Price now		$509.95
Value for money (0-100)		5.44
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	1.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	24
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	2S 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)