Xeon D-1622 vs E5-2620 v2

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon D-1622 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1320	1323
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.40	1.40
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$170
Current price	$19.09 (0x MSRP)	$2111 (12.4x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2620 v2 has 71% better value for money than Xeon D-1622.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon D-1622 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	2.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon D-1622 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	40 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon D-1622. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
GPIO	no data	+
AMT	no data	SPS 3.0
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Quiet System	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon D-1622 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon D-1622 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon D-1622. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon D-1622.

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.

E5-2620 v2 outperforms D-1622 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	4.04	4.01
Recency	1 September 2013	2 April 2019
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Cost	$417	$170
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	40 Watt

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