Xeon D-1559 vs W3670

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3670
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
4.21

Xeon D-1559 outperforms Xeon W3670 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3670 and Xeon D-1559 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13981207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.17no data
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon D
Power efficiency2.9510.62
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date29 August 2010 (14 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$295$727

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3670 and Xeon D-1559 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)18 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3670 and Xeon D-1559 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3670 and Xeon D-1559. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+

Security technologies

Xeon W3670 and Xeon D-1559 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3670 and Xeon D-1559 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3670 and Xeon D-1559. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size24 GB128 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3670 and Xeon D-1559.

PCIe version2.02.0/3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32
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 W3670 4.21
Xeon D-1559 5.24
+24.5%

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 W3670 6449
Xeon D-1559 8015
+24.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.21 5.24
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon D-1559 has a 24.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1559 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3670 in performance tests.


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