Xeon D-1537 vs D-1559

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1559 and Xeon D-1537 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1109	1168
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.63
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	no data	1 November 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$727	$470
Current price	no data	$909 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1559 and Xeon D-1537 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB	1.5 MB (per core)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	246.24 mm2
Operating temperature range	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	3,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1559 and Xeon D-1537 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1559 and Xeon D-1537. 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)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	+	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon D-1559 and Xeon D-1537 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1559 and Xeon D-1537 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1559 and Xeon D-1537. 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	34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1559 and Xeon D-1537.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	32
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	6	6
Number of USB ports	8	8
Integrated LAN	+	+
UART	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

D-1559 outperforms D-1537 by 8% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.18	4.81
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Cost	$727	$470
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

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