Intel Xeon Gold 6312U vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6312U 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 6312U

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
48x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 128 GB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2349 vs 1703
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42329 vs 10024

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2349 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	42329 vs 10024

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

4.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 185 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2349

1703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42329

10024

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2349	1703
PassMark - CPU mark	42329	10024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$1450
Place in performance rating	616	614
Processor Number	6312U	D-1541
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.70 GHz
64 bit support
Number of cores		8
Number of threads		16
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	2.0/3.0
Scalability	1S Only	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® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
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
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)