Intel Xeon Silver 4410T vs Intel Xeon D-1521

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4410T 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4410T

Intel Xeon D-1521

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410T

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 48% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3019 vs 1655
7.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 45270 vs 5699

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3019 vs 1655
PassMark - CPU mark	45270 vs 5699

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1521

3.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4410T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1521

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3019

1655

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45270

5699

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4410T	Intel Xeon D-1521
PassMark - Single thread mark	3019	1655
PassMark - CPU mark	45270	5699

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4410T	Intel Xeon D-1521
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$624
Place in performance rating	298	1510
Processor Number	4410T	D-1521
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	26.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	32
PCI Express revision	5	2.0/3.0
Scalability	2S	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® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, 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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® 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)