Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 vs Intel Xeon D-1540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Intel Xeon D-1540 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 E7-4880 v2

Intel Xeon D-1540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2

7 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 8
14 more threads: 30 vs 16
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38263 vs 10037

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 8
Number of threads	30 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	38263 vs 10037

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1540

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 73°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1621 vs 1493

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1621 vs 1493

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1621

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38263

10037

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2	Intel Xeon D-1540
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1621
PassMark - CPU mark	38263	10037
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1980
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11725

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2	Intel Xeon D-1540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'14	Q1'15
Place in performance rating	986	1005
Processor Number	E7-4880V2	D-1540
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	15	8
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	30	16
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	S4S	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)