Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3 vs Intel Xeon D-1521

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3 and Intel Xeon D-1521 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • 6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
  • Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10525 vs 5690
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10525 vs 5690

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1521

  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1651 vs 1486
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1651 vs 1486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1521

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1486
1651
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10525
5690
Name Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3 Intel Xeon D-1521
PassMark - Single thread mark 1486 1651
PassMark - CPU mark 10525 5690

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3 Intel Xeon D-1521

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Broadwell
Launch date Q2'15 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1504 1491
Processor Number E5-4620V3 D-1521
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 77.7°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 20 8

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 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 4S 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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)