Intel Xeon D-1539 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1539 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1539

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.20 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1179 vs 777
  • 5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7175 vs 1407
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1179 vs 777
PassMark - CPU mark 7175 vs 1407

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 35 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1539
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1179
777
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7175
1407
Name Intel Xeon D-1539 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1179 777
PassMark - CPU mark 7175 1407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3086

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1539 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Haswell
Launch date Q2'16 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1882 1878
Processor Number D-1539 E3-1220LV3
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 1.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz 1.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 16 4
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 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 DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 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) 35 Watt 13 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

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, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
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)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology

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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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

Processor graphics None