Intel Xeon D-1559 vs Intel Xeon L5609

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1559 and Intel Xeon L5609 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-1559

Intel Xeon L5609

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1559

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.10 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8015 vs 3298

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8015 vs 3298

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5609

2.3x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 128 GB
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1160 vs 1033

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	288 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1160 vs 1033

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1559
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5609

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1033

1160

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8015

3298

Name	Intel Xeon D-1559	Intel Xeon L5609
PassMark - Single thread mark	1033	1160
PassMark - CPU mark	8015	3298

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1559	Intel Xeon L5609
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q2'16	March 2010
Place in performance rating	2062	2058
Processor Number	D-1559	L5609
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	4
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to 85°C
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		63.1°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	288 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 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	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	40 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)