Intel Xeon D 1557 vs Intel Xeon E3 1230

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon D 1557 with 12 cores 1.5GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1230 with 4 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon D 1557 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 10 months late

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (45W vs 80W)

Intel Xeon E3 1230 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR3 vs DDR3)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 1.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 1.5MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon D 1557

628

Intel Xeon E3 1230 +106%

1294

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon D 1557 +2%

3943

Intel Xeon E3 1230

3842

Intel Xeon D 1557

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Intel Xeon E3 1230

General Parameters

Feb 2016

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Broadwell

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

Intel BGA 1667

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon D (Broadwell-DE)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

3.2 billions

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

Intel BGA 1667

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

45 W

Power Consumption

80 W

80 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

Intel

246 mm²

Die Size

216 mm²

FC-BGA14C

Package

FC-LGA10

CPU Performance

1.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

12

Total Core Count

4

24

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

32.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

1.5 MB per core

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3,

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

24

PCIe Lanes

16

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