Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 vs Intel Xeon D-1527

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Intel Xeon D-1527 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1552
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15917 vs 5213
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1702 vs 1552
PassMark - CPU mark 15917 vs 5213

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1527

  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 85 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1527

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1702
1552
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15917
5213
Name Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 Intel Xeon D-1527
PassMark - Single thread mark 1702 1552
PassMark - CPU mark 15917 5213
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4621

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 Intel Xeon D-1527

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Broadwell
Launch date Q1'16 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1595 1585
Processor Number E5-2620V4 D-1527
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 74°C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 16 8
VID voltage range 0

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 32
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 x4 x8 x16
Scalability 2S 1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports 8
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2 Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)