Intel Xeon D-1537 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1537 and Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon D-1537

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1537

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 150 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1787 vs 1225
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34583 vs 7444

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1787 vs 1225
PassMark - CPU mark	34583 vs 7444

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1537
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1225

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7444

34583

Name	Intel Xeon D-1537	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1225	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	7444	34583
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2528
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12787

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1537	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q4'15	June 2015
Place in performance rating	970	975
Processor Number	D-1537	E7-8880V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.30 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	18
Number of threads	16	36
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		46080 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		77°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	32
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	S8S
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® AVX2
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® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None