Xeon D-1718T vs D-1540
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-1540 outperforms Xeon D-1718T by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1058 | 1081 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.76 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.27 | 12.58 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 9 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $581 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | FCBGA2227 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 46 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.124 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 16 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | 3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 24 |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | + | + |
| 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.43 | 6.23 |
| Recency | 9 March 2015 | 1 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 46 Watt |
Xeon D-1540 has a 3.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 2.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon D-1718T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1540 and Xeon D-1718T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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