Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 vs Intel Xeon D-1531

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Intel Xeon D-1531 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

Intel Xeon D-1531

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1482
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15964 vs 7592

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
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 1482
PassMark - CPU mark	15964 vs 7592

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1531

Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1531

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1482

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15964

7592

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4	Intel Xeon D-1531
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1482
PassMark - CPU mark	15964	7592
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4621

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4	Intel Xeon D-1531
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1593	1583
Processor Number	E5-2620V4	D-1531
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	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	12
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	45 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)