Xeon D-1627 vs E5506

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2245	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$43	$202

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.133 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	0.13 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	263 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	82 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	1366	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon D-1627.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 March 2009	2 April 2019
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

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