Intel Xeon D-1540 vs Intel Xeon W3570

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1540 and Intel Xeon W3570 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1540

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 67.9°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 24 GB
  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1617 vs 1466
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10025 vs 3267
  • Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11725 vs 9206
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 80°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1617 vs 1466
PassMark - CPU mark 10025 vs 3267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11725 vs 9206

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3570

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2760 vs 1980
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2760 vs 1980

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1540
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3570

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1617
1466
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10025
3267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1980
2760
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
11725
9206
Name Intel Xeon D-1540 Intel Xeon W3570
PassMark - Single thread mark 1617 1466
PassMark - CPU mark 10025 3267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1980 2760
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11725 9206

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1540 Intel Xeon W3570

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Bloomfield
Launch date Q1'15 March 2009
Place in performance rating 1006 1001
Processor Number D-1540 W3570
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $480
Price now $479.95
Value for money (0-100) 3.73

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 80°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 3.46 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 3
Maximum memory size 128 GB 24 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1667 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 32
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations x4 x8 x16
Scalability 1S Only
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)