Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 vs Intel Xeon D-1557

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Intel Xeon D-1557 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

Intel Xeon D-1557

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
24x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 128 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22737 vs 9285

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22737 vs 9285

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1557

3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1090 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1090 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1557

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

1090

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22737

9285

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon D-1557
PassMark - Single thread mark	757	1090
PassMark - CPU mark	22737	9285

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon D-1557
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1929	1947
Processor Number	E7-8860V4	D-1557
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	1.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	18	12
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	36	24
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	S8S	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® 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)