Intel Xeon D 1521 vs Intel Xeon E5 2420

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Intel Xeon D-1521

Intel Xeon E5-2420

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon D 1521 with 4 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2420 with 6 cores 1.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon D 1521 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 1.9GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (45W vs 95W)

Intel Xeon E5 2420 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 1.5MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon D 1521 +141%

896

Intel Xeon E5 2420

371

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon D 1521 +73%

3261

Intel Xeon E5 2420

1884

Intel Xeon D 1521

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Intel Xeon E5 2420

General Parameters

Nov 2015

Release Date

May 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Broadwell

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EN

Intel BGA 1667

Socket

Intel Socket 1356

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon D (Broadwell-DE)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)

Package

3.2 billions

Transistor Count

1.27 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

45 W

Power Consumption

95 W

80 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

Intel

246 mm²

Die Size

294 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.9 GHz

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

19.0

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

15 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3,DDR4

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

24

PCIe Lanes

-

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