Intel Xeon Gold 5115 vs Intel Xeon D-1540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5115 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 Gold 5115

Intel Xeon D-1540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1848 vs 1621
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24805 vs 10037

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1848 vs 1621
PassMark - CPU mark	24805 vs 10037

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1540

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 76°C
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5115
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1848

1621

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24805

10037

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon D-1540
PassMark - Single thread mark	1848	1621
PassMark - CPU mark	24805	10037
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1980
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11725

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon D-1540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'15
Place in performance rating	1008	1009
Processor Number	5115	D-1540
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Scalability	S4S	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)