3 N355 vs Xeon D-1581

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	933	1048
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	12.14	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	no data
Release date	24 February 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	8
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355 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
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.35 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1581 and Core 3 N355.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	9
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.2
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.28	6.82
Recency	24 February 2016	1 January 2025
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	8

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