Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6 vs D-1541

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Combined performance score

Xeon D-1541
6.62
+9.8%

D-1541 outperforms E3-1275 v6 by 10% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking934994
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.253.69
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Xeon E3
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 November 2015 (8 years old)28 March 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$581$339
Current price$4413 (7.6x MSRP)$590 (1.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1275 v6 has 1376% better value for money than Xeon D-1541.

Technical specs

Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus supportno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIO+no data
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6 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 E3-1275 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E3-1275 v6.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3216
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-1541 6.62
+9.8%
Xeon E3-1275 v6 6.03

D-1541 outperforms E3-1275 v6 by 10% in our combined 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%

Xeon D-1541 10163
+9.8%
Xeon E3-1275 v6 9254

D-1541 outperforms E3-1275 v6 by 10% 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%

Xeon D-1541 821
Xeon E3-1275 v6 1518
+84.9%

E3-1275 v6 outperforms D-1541 by 85% 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%

Xeon D-1541 4543
Xeon E3-1275 v6 4987
+9.8%

E3-1275 v6 outperforms D-1541 by 10% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.62 6.03
Recency 1 November 2015 28 March 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Cost $581 $339
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 73 Watt

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