Xeon D-1518 vs E5-2603 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2603 v4
2016
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
3.07
+3.7%

Xeon E5-2603 v4 outperforms Xeon D-1518 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Xeon D-1518 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16361657
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.511.54
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency3.297.71
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)9 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$213$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1518 has 2% better value for money than Xeon E5-2603 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Xeon D-1518 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 2.0
Bus rate2 × 6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier1722
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB1 MB
L3 cache15 MB6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors3200 Million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Xeon D-1518 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Xeon D-1518. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
GPIOno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Xeon D-1518 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 E5-2603 v4 and Xeon D-1518 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Xeon D-1518. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Xeon D-1518.

PCIe version3.02.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes4024
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 E5-2603 v4 3.07
+3.7%
Xeon D-1518 2.96

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 E5-2603 v4 4695
+3.6%
Xeon D-1518 4532

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2603 v4 582
+19.8%
Xeon D-1518 486

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2603 v4 2661
+19.4%
Xeon D-1518 2228

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.07 2.96
Recency 20 June 2016 9 March 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-2603 v4 has a 3.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% more physical cores.

Xeon D-1518, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads, and 142.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Xeon D-1518.


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