Xeon E5-2670 vs D-1567

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1567 and Xeon E5-2670 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	963	1065
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.77
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date	24 February 2016 (8 years ago)	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,069	$145
Current price	no data	$58 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1567 and Xeon E5-2670 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	2.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	435 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,200 million	2,270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1567 and Xeon E5-2670 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	2
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1567 and Xeon E5-2670. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
GPIO	+	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon D-1567 and Xeon E5-2670 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	no data	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1567 and Xeon E5-2670 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1567 and Xeon E5-2670. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	384 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1567 and Xeon E5-2670.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	40
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

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-1567 outperforms E5-2670 by 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.75	5.78
Recency	24 February 2016	6 March 2012
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Cost	$1069	$145
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

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