Xeon W-1290P vs D-1587

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1587
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
8.80
Xeon W-1290P
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
14.55
+65.3%

W-1290P outperforms D-1587 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking864503
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.52no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2014−2019)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date24 February 2016 (8 years ago)13 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,443no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads3220
Base clock speed1.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache24 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2206 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °C70 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P 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
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P. 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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 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-1587 and Xeon W-1290P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P.

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-1587 8.80
Xeon W-1290P 14.55
+65.3%

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-1587 13566
Xeon W-1290P 22435
+65.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.80 14.55
Recency 24 February 2016 13 May 2020
Physical cores 16 10
Threads 32 20
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon D-1587 has 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-1290P, on the other hand, has a 65.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Xeon W-1290P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1587 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1587 and Xeon W-1290P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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