Xeon W-2102 vs D-1521

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1521 and Xeon W-2102 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1506	1601
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.43	6.07
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency	7.53	2.52
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	1 November 2015 (9 years ago)	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$202

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2102 has 150% better value for money than Xeon D-1521.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1521 and Xeon W-2102 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	24	29
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	484 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	66 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1521 and Xeon W-2102 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon W-2102. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon D-1521 and Xeon W-2102 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon W-2102 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon W-2102. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon W-2102.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	48
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.65	3.25
Recency	1 November 2015	29 August 2017
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	120 Watt

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