Intel Xeon E3-1578L v5 vs Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E3-1578L v5

Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1578L v5

Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5

Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1578L v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1578L v5	Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark		1590
PassMark - CPU mark		5301

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1578L v5	Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'16	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	not rated	1454
Processor Number	E3-1578LV5	E3-1505LV5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L, DDR4 2133MHz at 1.2V	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x193D	0x191D
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	72
Graphics base frequency	700 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580	Intel® HD Graphics P530
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	25 Watt
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4