Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 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 6238

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 8
28 more threads: 44 vs 16
Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1878 vs 1698
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 10163

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 8
Number of threads	44 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878 vs 1698
PassMark - CPU mark	28668 vs 10163

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1878

1698

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28668

10163

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878	1698
PassMark - CPU mark	28668	10163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$2612 - $2618
Place in performance rating	853	549
Processor Number	6238	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	1.375 MB
L2 cache	22 MB
L3 cache	30.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	22	8
Number of threads	44	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 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	2
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)