Intel Xeon D-1559 vs Intel Xeon E5520

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,707

Rank #1,097

vs
4,374

Rank #1,440

4,707
4,374

Xeon D-1559 wins by 7.1% (Rank #1097 vs #1440)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,339

Rank #1,452

vs
4,282

Rank #1,503

4,339
4,282

Xeon D-1559 wins by 1.3% (Rank #1452 vs #1503)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,260

Rank #487

vs
4,511

Rank #1,205

5,260
4,511

Xeon D-1559 wins by 14.2% (Rank #487 vs #1205)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,796

Rank #540

vs
4,580

Rank #1,028

4,796
4,580

Xeon D-1559 wins by 4.5% (Rank #540 vs #1028)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,795

Rank #564

vs
4,546

Rank #1,068

4,795
4,546

Xeon D-1559 wins by 5.2% (Rank #564 vs #1068)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,767

Rank #627

vs
4,568

Rank #1,055

4,767
4,568

Xeon D-1559 wins by 4.2% (Rank #627 vs #1055)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon D-1559 Xeon E5520 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
1,500 MHz
2,260 MHz
-33.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
2,100 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
15x
17x
-11.8%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
18 MiB
8 MiB
+57.6%
Memory Channels
2
3
-33.3%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+99.9%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
26 GB/s
+19.4%
PCIe Lanes
24
12
+50%
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
80 W
43.8% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Xeon D-1559 Xeon E5520
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series D-1500 --
Model Number D-1559 E5520
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Gainestown
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 6 --
Socket -- FCLGA1366
Package FCBGA-1667 FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR4-2133 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Market Segment Embedded Server
Release Price $727.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon D-1559
Intel
Xeon E5520
Intel

Family

Xeon D-1559
Xeon
Xeon E5520
--

Series

Xeon D-1559
D-1500
Xeon E5520
--

Model Number

Xeon D-1559
D-1559
Xeon E5520
E5520

Microarchitecture

Xeon D-1559
Broadwell
Xeon E5520
--

Core Name

Xeon D-1559
Broadwell
Xeon E5520
Gainestown

Core Family

Xeon D-1559
6
Xeon E5520
--

Core Model

Xeon D-1559
6
Xeon E5520
--

Socket

Xeon D-1559
--
Xeon E5520
FCLGA1366

Package

Xeon D-1559
FCBGA-1667
Xeon E5520
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Xeon D-1559
DDR4-2133
Xeon E5520
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Xeon D-1559
Yes
Xeon E5520
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon D-1559
3.0
Xeon E5520
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon D-1559
x16, x8, x4
Xeon E5520
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Market Segment

Xeon D-1559
Embedded
Xeon E5520
Server

Release Price

Xeon D-1559
$727.00
Xeon E5520
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon D-1559
Yes
Xeon E5520
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon D-1559 Xeon E5520
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 263 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon D-1559
14 nm
Xeon E5520
45 nm

Die Area

Xeon D-1559
306.18 mm²
Xeon E5520
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon D-1559
4.70 billion
Xeon E5520
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon D-1559
Intel
Xeon E5520
Intel

Technology

Xeon D-1559
CMOS
Xeon E5520
--

Word Size

Xeon D-1559
64-bit
Xeon E5520
64-bit

ISA

Xeon D-1559
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5520
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon D-1559 Xeon E5520
GPU -- HD Graphics 620
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Xeon D-1559
--
Xeon E5520
HD Graphics 620

GPU Designer

Xeon D-1559
--
Xeon E5520
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon D-1559
--
Xeon E5520
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon D-1559 Xeon E5520
ABM
ADX
AES
ATT
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64