Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 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 E7-8895 v2

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

7 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 8
14 more threads: 30 vs 16
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2010 vs 1703
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57307 vs 10024

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 8
Number of threads	30 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	57307 vs 10024

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 155 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2010

1703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57307

10024

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010	1703
PassMark - CPU mark	57307	10024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'14	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	593	614
Processor Number	E7-8895V2	D-1541
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	37.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.70 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, DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCBGA1667
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® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
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® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)