Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs Intel Xeon D-1540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and Intel Xeon D-1540 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 4215R

Intel Xeon D-1540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1945 vs 1617
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24102 vs 10025

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945 vs 1617
PassMark - CPU mark	24102 vs 10025

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1540

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 79°C
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1945

1617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24102

10025

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon D-1540
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945	1617
PassMark - CPU mark	24102	10025
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1980
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11725

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon D-1540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q1'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$794
Place in performance rating	986	1005
Processor Number	4215R	D-1540
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 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	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® 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	1
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)