Intel Xeon D-1602 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1602 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon D-1602

Intel Xeon E3-1280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1602

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 84 vs 73.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 27 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs April 2011
Maximum core temperature	84 vs 73.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1806 vs 1435
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5623 vs 2459

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1806 vs 1435
PassMark - CPU mark	5623 vs 2459

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1602
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1435

1806

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2459

5623

Name	Intel Xeon D-1602	Intel Xeon E3-1280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1435	1806
PassMark - CPU mark	2459	5623
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2751

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1602	Intel Xeon E3-1280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Hewitt Lake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$106	$450
Place in performance rating	1767	1778
Processor Number	D-1602	E3-1280
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$368
Value for money (0-100)		6.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	84	73.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	20
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	6
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	2.0
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® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	SPS 3.0
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Quiet System
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
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)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support