Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs Intel Xeon D-1540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3 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 E7-8895 v3

Intel Xeon D-1540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB

Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1540

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 77°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 175 Watt

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 77°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 175 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1540

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3	Intel Xeon D-1540
PassMark - Single thread mark		1621
PassMark - CPU mark		10037
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1980
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11725

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3	Intel Xeon D-1540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'15	Q1'15
Place in performance rating	not rated	1011
Processor Number	E7-8895V3	D-1540
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s
L3 cache	45 MB Last Level Cache
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	36	16
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2133 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)	175 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® 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® 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 (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)