Intel Xeon E3-1501L v6: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Xeon E3-1501L v6 sales 12 June 2017. This is a Kaby Lake architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2100 MHz - 2900 MHz (1 core) 2800 MHz (2 cores) 2700 MHz (3 cores) 2600 MHz (4 cores) and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 25 Watt. It supports DDR4-2400 memory.

Primary details

Xeon E3-1501L v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Mobile workstation
Series	Intel Xeon E3
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	12 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	of 50 MHz (i486DX-50)
Bus type	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Multiplier	21	of 42 (Core i7-7700K)
L1 cache	256 KB	of 7475.2 KB (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	1 MB	of 86016 KB (EPYC 9634)
L3 cache	8 MB	of 1179648 KB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 0.18 µm (K6-2+/450ACZ)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1501L v6 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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)	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1501L v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
TSX	+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1501L v6's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	64 GB	of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon E3-1501L v6.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0	of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	16	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E3-1501L v6. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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