Xeon D-1632 vs i7-5930K
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1025 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.85 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon D |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-E (2014) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 1 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $613 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 15 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 15 MB (shared) | 12 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | 246.24 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | 3200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632 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 | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCBGA1667 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| AMT | no data | SPS 3.0 |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
| Quiet System | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | 34.124 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0/3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 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 | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2014 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 30 Watt |
Xeon D-1632 has an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 366.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i7-5930K is a desktop processor while Xeon D-1632 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-5930K and Xeon D-1632, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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