Intel Xeon D-1539 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1539 and Intel Xeon E5-2650L 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1539

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 70 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1179 vs 1050
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1179 vs 1050

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.30 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 128 GB
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11364 vs 7175
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.30 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 11364 vs 7175

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1539
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650L

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1179
1050
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7175
11364
Name Intel Xeon D-1539 Intel Xeon E5-2650L
PassMark - Single thread mark 1179 1050
PassMark - CPU mark 7175 11364

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1539 Intel Xeon E5-2650L

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q2'16 March 2012
Place in performance rating 1883 1891
Processor Number D-1539 E5-2650L
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $142
Price now $159.90
Value for money (0-100) 15.98

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 1.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz 2.30 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 16
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 72.0°C
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
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 51.2 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1667 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 70 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 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
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)