Xeon D-1581 vs E3-1230 V5

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230 V5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.00
Xeon D-1581
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
8.36
+67.2%

Xeon D-1581 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 V5 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1220901
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.94no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency5.9112.17
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)24 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$261no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3418
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)1.5 MB (per core)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors1,750 million3,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581 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)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIOno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Xeon D-1581.

PCIe version3.02.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes1624
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data6
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data+
UARTno 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 E3-1230 V5 5.00
Xeon D-1581 8.36
+67.2%

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 E3-1230 V5 7940
Xeon D-1581 13282
+67.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.00 8.36
Recency 19 October 2015 24 February 2016
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 32
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon D-1581 has a 67.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1581 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 V5 in performance tests.


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