Xeon E-2288G vs D-1531

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1531
2015
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
4.78
Xeon E-2288G
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
10.98
+130%

Xeon E-2288G outperforms Xeon D-1531 by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1258713
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.6926.23
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency12.9210.93
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348$539

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2288G has 875% better value for money than Xeon D-1531.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2237
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G. 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

Security technologies

Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G 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-2288G. 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/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data128 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2416
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 4.78
Xeon E-2288G 10.98
+130%

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-1531 7592
Xeon E-2288G 17444
+130%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.78 10.98
Recency 1 November 2015 29 May 2019
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon D-1531 has 111.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2288G, on the other hand, has a 129.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2288G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1531 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1531 and Xeon E-2288G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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