Intel Xeon D-1581 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1581 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon D-1581

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1581

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13282 vs 7386

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13282 vs 7386

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2228 vs 1482

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2228 vs 1482

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1581
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1482

2228

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13282

7386

Name	Intel Xeon D-1581	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1482	2228
PassMark - CPU mark	13282	7386
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		862
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3659

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1581	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Feb 2016	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1447	1465
Processor Number	D-1581	E5-1620V4
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.80 GHz
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Number of cores		4
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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	x4, x8, x16
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)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)