Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 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 6242

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 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 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 1698
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 10163

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184 vs 1698
PassMark - CPU mark	40853 vs 10163

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

3.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2184

1698

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40853

10163

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184	1698
PassMark - CPU mark	40853	10163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	555	548
Processor Number	6242	D-1541
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	4S	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
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)