Xeon E-2468 vs D-1540

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1540
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
6.55
Xeon E-2468
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
17.13
+162%

Xeon E-2468 outperforms Xeon D-1540 by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1055392
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.8092.78
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency13.2724.03
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$581$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2468 has 3214% better value for money than Xeon D-1540.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E-2468 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache512 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E-2468 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
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version2.0/3.05
PCI Express lanes2416
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 6.55
Xeon E-2468 17.13
+162%

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
Xeon E-2468 26221
+162%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.55 17.13
Recency 9 March 2015 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon D-1540 has 44.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2468, on the other hand, has a 161.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 years.

The Xeon E-2468 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1540 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E-2468, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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