FX-9830P vs Xeon D-1540

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1540
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
6.31
+200%
FX-9830P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.10

Xeon D-1540 outperforms FX-9830P by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1540 and FX-9830P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10601871
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency13.275.68
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$581no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1540 and FX-9830P 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache64K (per core)320 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per module)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size246.24 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1540 and FX-9830P 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FP4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and FX-9830P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1540 and FX-9830P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and FX-9830P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1540 and FX-9830P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and FX-9830P.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes248
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no 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 D-1540 6.31
+200%
FX-9830P 2.10

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 D-1540 10025
+201%
FX-9830P 3332

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 D-1540 601
+0.8%
FX-9830P 596

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 D-1540 4464
+209%
FX-9830P 1445

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.31 2.10
Recency 9 March 2015 31 May 2016
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon D-1540 has a 200.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

FX-9830P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1540 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-9830P in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1540 is a server/workstation processor while FX-9830P is a notebook one.


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