Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218R 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 Gold 5218R

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 48% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2195 vs 1698
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41071 vs 10163

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195 vs 1698
PassMark - CPU mark	41071 vs 10163

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2195

1698

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41071

10163

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195	1698
PassMark - CPU mark	41071	10163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	548	545
Processor Number	5218R	D-1541
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	20	8
Number of threads	40	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	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 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	2S	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)