Xeon D-1627 vs E5506

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2210	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	March 2009 (15 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$43	$202
Current price	$88 (2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	263 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627 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	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
GPIO	no data	+
AMT	no data	SPS 3.0
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Quiet System	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627 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 E5506 and Xeon D-1627 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	144 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627.

PCIe version	no data	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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	4x 10 GBE
UART	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	4	8
Cost	$43	$202
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

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