Xeon D-2145NT vs D-1541

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-2145NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1060	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.84	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency	13.27	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date	1 November 2015 (9 years ago)	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$581	$502

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-2145NT 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	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	21	19
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	11 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-2145NT 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)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCBGA2518
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-2145NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-2145NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-2145NT 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-2145NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon D-2145NT.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	32
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 November 2015	7 February 2018
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

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