Iris Graphics 550 vs Xeon D-1520

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1520 and Iris Graphics 550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1533	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.36	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Iris Graphics
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Gen9
Release date	9 March 2015 (9 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$680 (3.4x MSRP)	$1167

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1520 and Iris Graphics 550 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)	no data
Threads	8	no data
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	0.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1520 and Iris Graphics 550 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1667	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1520 and Iris Graphics 550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1520 and Iris Graphics 550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1520 and Iris Graphics 550 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1520 and Iris Graphics 550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32,768 MB 33,554,432 KB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1520 and Iris Graphics 550.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	32	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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