Intel Xeon Silver 4110 vs Intel Xeon D-1531

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4110 and Intel Xeon D-1531 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 Silver 4110

Intel Xeon D-1531

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4110

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1620 vs 1482
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17282 vs 7592

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1620 vs 1482
PassMark - CPU mark	17282 vs 7592

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1531

Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4110
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1531

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1620

1482

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17282

7592

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4110	Intel Xeon D-1531
PassMark - Single thread mark	1620	1482
PassMark - CPU mark	17282	7592
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4110	Intel Xeon D-1531
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1580	1583
Processor Number	4110	D-1531
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	45 Watt
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
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
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
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)