Xeon Silver 4216 vs D-1531

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1531
2015
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
4.78
Xeon Silver 4216
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 100 Watt
13.07
+173%

Xeon Silver 4216 outperforms Xeon D-1531 by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1531 and Xeon Silver 4216 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1258582
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.6917.28
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency12.9212.37
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348$1,002

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4216 has 542% better value for money than Xeon D-1531.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1531 and Xeon Silver 4216 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier2221
L1 cache384 KB1 MB
L2 cache1.5 MB16 MB
L3 cache9 MB22 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1531 and Xeon Silver 4216 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)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon Silver 4216. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1531 and Xeon Silver 4216 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon Silver 4216 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 Silver 4216. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1531 and Xeon Silver 4216.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2448
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-1531 4.78
Xeon Silver 4216 13.07
+173%

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
Xeon Silver 4216 20756
+173%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.78 13.07
Recency 1 November 2015 2 April 2019
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon D-1531 has 122.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4216, on the other hand, has a 173.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4216 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1531 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1531 and Xeon Silver 4216, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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