Xeon D-1528 vs D-1531

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1531
2015
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
4.78
+11.2%
Xeon D-1528
2015
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
4.30

Xeon D-1531 outperforms Xeon D-1528 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1531 and Xeon D-1528 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12581369
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.692.36
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Xeon D
Power efficiency12.9211.63
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)1 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348$320

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1531 has 14% better value for money than Xeon D-1528.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1531 and Xeon D-1528 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 2.0
Multiplier2219
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)1.5 MB (per core)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °C80 °C
Number of transistors3,200 million3,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1531 and Xeon D-1528 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1667FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon D-1528. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIO++

Security technologies

Xeon D-1531 and Xeon D-1528 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon D-1528 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon D-1528. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon D-1528.

PCIe version2.0/3.02.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes2424
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports66
Number of USB ports84
Integrated LAN++
UART++

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-1531 4.78
+11.2%
Xeon D-1528 4.30

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-1531 7592
+11.3%
Xeon D-1528 6823

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.78 4.30
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon D-1531 has a 11.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon D-1528, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1531 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1528 in performance tests.


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