Intel Xeon X7550 vs Intel Xeon D-1520

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7550 and Intel Xeon D-1520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7550

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7873 vs 4917
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7873 vs 4917

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1520

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 69°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1270 vs 1067
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 80°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1270 vs 1067

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7550
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1520

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1067
1270
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7873
4917
Name Intel Xeon X7550 Intel Xeon D-1520
PassMark - Single thread mark 1067 1270
PassMark - CPU mark 7873 4917
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2155
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7331

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon X7550 Intel Xeon D-1520

Essentials

Architecture codename Nehalem EX Broadwell
Launch date Q1'10 Q1'15
Place in performance rating 2021 1245
Processor Number X7550 D-1520
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s
L3 cache 18 MB L3 Cache
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 80°C
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
64 bit support

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) DDR4
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA1567 FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® TSX-NI
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 32
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations x4 x8 x16
Scalability 1S Only
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0