Xeon E3-1220L vs D-1518

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1518
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
2.87
+99.3%
Xeon E3-1220L
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 20 Watt
1.44

Xeon D-1518 outperforms Xeon E3-1220L by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1518 and Xeon E3-1220L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16722187
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.70no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency7.766.81
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1518 and Xeon E3-1220L 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size246.24 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1518 and Xeon E3-1220L 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1518 and Xeon E3-1220L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
GPIO+no data
FDIno data-
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1518 and Xeon E3-1220L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-+
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1518 and Xeon E3-1220L are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1518 and Xeon E3-1220L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1518 and Xeon E3-1220L.

PCIe version2.0/3.02.0
PCI Express lanes2420
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon D-1518 2.87
+99.3%
Xeon E3-1220L 1.44

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon D-1518 4562
+98.8%
Xeon E3-1220L 2295

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon D-1518 486
Xeon E3-1220L 610
+25.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon D-1518 2228
+96.3%
Xeon E3-1220L 1135

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.87 1.44
Recency 9 March 2015 3 April 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 20 Watt

Xeon D-1518 has a 99.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1220L, on the other hand, has 75% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1518 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220L in performance tests.


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