Xeon D-1540 vs D-1541
Aggregated performance score
D-1541 outperforms D-1540 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 944 | 949 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.25 | 1.89 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | Intel Xeon D |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 1 November 2015 (8 years old) | 9 March 2015 (9 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $581 | $581 |
| Current price | $4413 (7.6x MSRP) | $570 (1x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon D-1540 has 656% better value for money than Xeon D-1541.
Technical specs
Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1540 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1.5 MB (per core) | 1.5 MB (per core) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | 246.24 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 80 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,200 million | 3,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1540 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | FCBGA1667 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| GPIO | + | + |
| Status | Launched | Launched |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1540 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-1541 and Xeon D-1540 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 34.124 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1540.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 2.0/3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 32 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | 6 |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | + | + |
| UART | + | + |
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.
D-1541 outperforms D-1540 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
D-1541 outperforms D-1540 by 1% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
D-1541 outperforms D-1540 by 37% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
D-1541 outperforms D-1540 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 6.63 | 6.57 |
| Recency | 1 November 2015 | 9 March 2015 |
We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1540. The differences in performance seem too small.
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