Intel Xeon D-1548 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1548 and Intel Xeon Silver 4116 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.

Intel Xeon D-1548

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1548

Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1684 vs 1647
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25402 vs 9075

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1684 vs 1647
PassMark - CPU mark	25402 vs 9075

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1548
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4116

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1647

1684

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9075

25402

Name	Intel Xeon D-1548	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
PassMark - Single thread mark	1647	1684
PassMark - CPU mark	9075	25402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6192

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1548	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'15	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1449	1438
Processor Number	D-1548	4116
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,121.16
Value for money (0-100)		4.01
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		16896 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	48
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
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)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)