Processor N95 vs Xeon D-1527
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-1527 outperforms Processor N95 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1578 | 1606 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.90 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 8.88 | 19.88 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 1 November 2015 (9 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $213 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.124 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 9 |
| 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
| Performance score | 3.41 | 3.27 |
| Recency | 1 November 2015 | 3 January 2023 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon D-1527 has a 4.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
Processor N95, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95.
Be aware that Xeon D-1527 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N95 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1527 and Processor N95, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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