Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 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 6122

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1698
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40707 vs 10163

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 1698
PassMark - CPU mark	40707 vs 10163

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

1698

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

10163

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	1698
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	10163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'18	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002
Place in performance rating	545	547
Processor Number	6122	D-1541
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	20	8
Number of threads	40	16
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 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
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® 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)