Xeon E-2314 vs D-1521

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1521
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.58
Xeon E-2314
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
5.13
+43.3%

Xeon E-2314 outperforms Xeon D-1521 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1521 and Xeon E-2314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15181211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.60no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency7.497.43
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1521 and Xeon E-2314 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °C72 °C
Number of transistors3,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1521 and Xeon E-2314 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon E-2314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1521 and Xeon E-2314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon E-2314 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon E-2314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon E-2314.

PCIe version2.0/3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2444
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon D-1521 3.58
Xeon E-2314 5.13
+43.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon D-1521 5690
Xeon E-2314 8146
+43.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.58 5.13
Recency 1 November 2015 8 September 2021
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon D-1521 has 100% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2314, on the other hand, has a 43.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 years.

The Xeon E-2314 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1521 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1521 and Xeon E-2314, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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