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.

Intel Xeon D-1539

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

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	1877	1874
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