Xeon D-1553N vs D-1527

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1527 and Xeon D-1553N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1548	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.73	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2014−2019)	Broadwell (2014−2019)
Release date	1 November 2015 (8 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	$855

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1527 and Xeon D-1553N 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 2.0
Multiplier	22	23
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1527 and Xeon D-1553N 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1527 and Xeon D-1553N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	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	+	+
GPIO	+	+
AMT	no data	SPS 3.0
Status	Launched	Launched
Quiet System	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon D-1527 and Xeon D-1553N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1527 and Xeon D-1553N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1527 and Xeon D-1553N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1527 and Xeon D-1553N.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	32
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	6	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	8	8
Integrated LAN	+	+
UART	+	+

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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