Xeon Platinum 8593Q vs D-1623N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1623N and Xeon Platinum 8593Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$256	$12,400

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1623N and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	8	128
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	60 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1623N and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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)	2
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	385 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1623N and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data
AMT	SPS 3.0	no data
Quiet System	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1623N and Xeon Platinum 8593Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1623N and Xeon Platinum 8593Q are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1623N and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1623N and Xeon Platinum 8593Q.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	80
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	4x 10 GBE	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	64
Threads	8	128
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	385 Watt

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