Intel Xeon Gold 5220 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5220 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5220

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
  • 20 more threads: 36 vs 16
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2211 vs 1701
  • 4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41925 vs 10064
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 8
Number of threads 36 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2211 vs 1701
PassMark - CPU mark 41925 vs 10064

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 5220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2211
1701
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
41925
10064
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark 2211 1701
PassMark - CPU mark 41925 10064
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 16846

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon D-1541

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Broadwell
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP) $1555 - $1561
Place in performance rating 625 632
Processor Number 5220 D-1541
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.10 GHz
L1 cache 1.125 MB
L2 cache 18 MB
L3 cache 24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 87°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 18 8
Number of threads 36 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 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)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)