Xeon E3-1501L v6 vs E5-1428L

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon E3-1501L v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Mobile workstation
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E3
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	12 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Current price	$9.88	$227

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon E3-1501L v6 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	294 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon E3-1501L v6 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1356	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon E3-1501L v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon E3-1501L v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon E3-1501L v6 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon E3-1501L v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon E3-1501L v6.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 May 2012	12 June 2017
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	25 Watt

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