Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 vs Intel Xeon D-1537

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 and Intel Xeon D-1537 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 Platinum 8253

Intel Xeon D-1537

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1754 vs 1225
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30507 vs 7444

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754 vs 1225
PassMark - CPU mark	30507 vs 7444

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1537

3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1537

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

1225

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30507

7444

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Intel Xeon D-1537
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	1225
PassMark - CPU mark	30507	7444
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2528
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12787

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Intel Xeon D-1537
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$3566
Place in performance rating	886	895
Processor Number	8253	D-1537
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Scalability	S8S	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
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)