Xeon D-1557 vs Silver 4109T

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4109T
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 70 Watt
6.51
+11.3%
Xeon D-1557
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 45 Watt
5.85

Xeon Silver 4109T outperforms Xeon D-1557 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4109T and Xeon D-1557 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10551121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.912.04
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Xeon D
Power efficiency8.8012.30
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$501$694

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4109T has 190% better value for money than Xeon D-1557.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4109T and Xeon D-1557 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Multiplier2015
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache11 MB1.5 MB (per core)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4109T and Xeon D-1557 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4109T and Xeon D-1557. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4109T and Xeon D-1557 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4109T and Xeon D-1557 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4109T and Xeon D-1557. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4109T and Xeon D-1557.

PCIe version3.02.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes4824
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data6
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data+
UARTno 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 Silver 4109T 6.51
+11.3%
Xeon D-1557 5.85

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 Silver 4109T 10348
+11.4%
Xeon D-1557 9285

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.51 5.85
Recency 11 July 2017 24 February 2016
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon Silver 4109T has a 11.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Xeon D-1557, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 55.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4109T is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1557 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4109T and Xeon D-1557, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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