Intel Xeon D-1726 vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1726 and Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon D-1726

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1726

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
3.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 120 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	10 MB vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12

Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1726
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Name	Intel Xeon D-1726	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2477
PassMark - CPU mark	15511
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1726	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Haswell-EP
Launch date	Q1'22
Launch price (MSRP)	$490
Place in performance rating	872	867
Processor Number	D-1726	E5-2678 v3
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2500 MHz
L2 cache	10 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		768 KB
L3 cache		30 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	45mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA2227	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)