Xeon D-1548 vs D-1541

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1541
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
6.31
+10.5%
Xeon D-1548
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
5.71

Xeon D-1541 outperforms Xeon D-1548 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1548 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10701141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.842.43
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Xeon D
Power efficiency13.2712.01
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)1 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$581$555

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1541 has 17% better value for money than Xeon D-1548.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1548 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 speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 2.0
Multiplier2120
L1 cache512 KB512 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache12 MB12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °C80 °C
Number of transistors3200 Million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1548 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1667FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1548. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIO++

Security technologies

Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1548 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-1548 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-1548. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-1548.

PCIe version2.0/3.02.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes2424
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports66
Number of USB ports88
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.

Xeon D-1541 6.31
+10.5%
Xeon D-1548 5.71

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-1541 10024
+10.5%
Xeon D-1548 9075

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.31 5.71

Xeon D-1541 has a 10.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The Xeon D-1541 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1548 in performance tests.


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