Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Intel Xeon D-1541 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 E7-8894 v4

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
24x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 128 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1858 vs 1703
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60496 vs 10024

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	60496 vs 10024

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

3.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

1703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60496

10024

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858	1703
PassMark - CPU mark	60496	10024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'17	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	626	614
Processor Number	E7-8894V4	D-1541
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	8
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	48	16
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 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	S8S	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® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)