Xeon D-1602 vs E3-1220 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1555	2132
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.04	12.13
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency	4.55	5.43
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$106

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1602 has 200% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	25
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	no data	+
AMT	no data	SPS 3.0
Quiet System	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Xeon D-1602.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	32
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
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	3.46	1.55
Recency	28 March 2017	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	27 Watt

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