Xeon D-1637 vs i5-2300

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2300 and Xeon D-1637 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1843	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.27	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency	2.15	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$168	$406

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2300 and Xeon D-1637 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	29
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	9 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	216 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2300 and Xeon D-1637 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA1155	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2300 and Xeon D-1637. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
GPIO	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
AMT	no data	SPS 3.0
Quiet System	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-2300 and Xeon D-1637 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2300 and Xeon D-1637 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2300 and Xeon D-1637. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 2000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2300 and Xeon D-1637 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2300 and Xeon D-1637.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	32
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x 10 GBE
UART	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 January 2011	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	55 Watt

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