Xeon D-2163IT vs L5638
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1766 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.73 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon D |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 7 February 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $90 | $930 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 16.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FCBGA2518 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 75 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
Security technologies
Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 512 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85.33 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 32 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 7 February 2018 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 75 Watt |
Xeon L5638 has 25% lower power consumption.
Xeon D-2163IT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5638 and Xeon D-2163IT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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