Intel Xeon D-1557 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1557 and Intel Xeon E5-2450L 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-1557

Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1557

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1090 vs 1033

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1090 vs 1033

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.30 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
3x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 128 GB
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11671 vs 9285

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.30 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11671 vs 9285

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1557
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1090

1033

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9285

11671

Name	Intel Xeon D-1557	Intel Xeon E5-2450L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1090	1033
PassMark - CPU mark	9285	11671

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1557	Intel Xeon E5-2450L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q1'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1910	1907
Processor Number	D-1557	E5-2450L
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$72
Price now		$130
Value for money (0-100)		18.72
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	1.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
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	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	70 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
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)