Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Intel Xeon D-1539

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Xeon D-1539 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Intel Xeon D-1539

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Around 77% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 128 GB

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	256 GB vs 128 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1539

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1539

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon D-1539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.57
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8619
PassMark - Single thread mark		1281
PassMark - CPU mark		7572

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	Intel Xeon D-1539
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Broadwell
Launch date	10 September 2013	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1723
Place in performance rating	1735	1762
Processor Number	E5-1680V2	D-1539
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Operating Temperature Range	5°C - 85°C	-40°C to 85°C
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
Scalability		1S Only
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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)