Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 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 Platinum 8260

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 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 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2095 vs 1703
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52668 vs 10024

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	52668 vs 10024

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

3.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

1703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52668

10024

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	1703
PassMark - CPU mark	52668	10024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383
Place in performance rating	602	614
Processor Number	8260	D-1541
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	8
Number of threads	48	16
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
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)	165 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	S8S	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)
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)