Xeon D-1602 vs E5-1607

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon D-1602 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1670	1990
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.18	0.72
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	no data	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$106
Current price	$12.71	$1474 (13.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-1607 has 64% better value for money than Xeon D-1602.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1607 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	no data	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	512 KB
L3 cache	10 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon D-1602. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	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	+
AMT	no data	SPS 3.0
Status	Launched	Launched
Quiet System	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon D-1602 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1607 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 E5-1607 and Xeon D-1602. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	375 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon D-1602.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

E5-1607 outperforms D-1602 by 52% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.41	1.59
Recency	1 January 2012	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	27 Watt

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