Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon D-1540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 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 5215

Intel Xeon D-1540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1953 vs 1617
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22066 vs 10025

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1953 vs 1617
PassMark - CPU mark	22066 vs 10025

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1540

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 77°C
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 77°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1953

1617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22066

10025

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon D-1540
PassMark - Single thread mark	1953	1617
PassMark - CPU mark	22066	10025
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1980
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11725

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon D-1540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	1010	1006
Processor Number	5215	D-1540
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB
L2 cache	10 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 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	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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	4S	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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
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)