Intel Xeon D-1581 vs Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1581 and Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2 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-1581

Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1581

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1291

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488 vs 1291

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2

Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21548 vs 13173

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21548 vs 13173

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1581
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1488

1291

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13173

21548

Name	Intel Xeon D-1581	Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488	1291
PassMark - CPU mark	13173	21548

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1581	Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Feb 2016	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1486	1468
Processor Number	D-1581	E5-4657LV2
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of cores		12
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		24
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	52.5 mm x 51 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	115 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	4S 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® TSX-NI
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)