Intel Xeon D-1602 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1602 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Xeon D-1602

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1602

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.9x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32.77 GB
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 27 Watt vs 69 Watt

Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32.77 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt vs 69 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 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 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2170 vs 1435
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6558 vs 2459

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.00 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	2170 vs 1435
PassMark - CPU mark	6558 vs 2459

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1602
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1435

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2459

6558

Name	Intel Xeon D-1602	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1435	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	2459	6558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		852
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.106

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1602	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Hewitt Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$106	$645
Place in performance rating	1673	1624
Processor Number	D-1602	E3-1280V2
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,512.82
Value for money (0-100)		1.84
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.60 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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	84
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.00 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		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	6
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
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)