Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Xeon D-1528

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon D-1528 and Intel Core i7-5960X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon D-1528 Intel Core i7-5960X
• Family
  Intel Xeon D Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon D-1500 Intel Core i 5000X
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  1 5

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon D-1528 vs Intel Core i7-5960X by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Frequency
  1.90 GHz 3.00 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon D-1528 and Intel Core i7-5960X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon D-1528 and Intel Core i7-5960X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon D-1528 and Intel Core i7-5960X you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 DDR4-2133
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 4
• ECC
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon D-1528 or Intel Core i7-5960X? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  35 W 140 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon D-1528 and Intel Core i7-5960X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  14 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1667 LGA 2011-3
• L2-Cache
  9.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 20.00 MB
• Architecture
  Broadwell Haswell E
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q3/2014