Intel Xeon E-2124 vs D-1531

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Combined performance score

Xeon D-1531
4.87
+8%

D-1531 outperforms E-2124 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking11391218
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.2414.28
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Xeon E
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date1 November 2015 (8 years old)31 May 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$348$193
Current price$2360 (6.8x MSRP)$180 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2124 has 5850% better value for money than Xeon D-1531.

Technical specs

Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2124 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2124 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2124 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2124.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3216
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-1531 4.87
+8%
Xeon E-2124 4.51

D-1531 outperforms E-2124 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon D-1531 7483
+8%
Xeon E-2124 6931

D-1531 outperforms E-2124 by 8% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.87 4.51
Recency 1 November 2015 31 May 2018
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Cost $348 $193
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 71 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2124. The differences in performance seem too small.


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