Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y 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 Silver 4309Y

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

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 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2456 vs 1698
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31783 vs 10163

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	2456 vs 1698
PassMark - CPU mark	31783 vs 10163

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2456

1698

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31783

10163

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456	1698
PassMark - CPU mark	31783	10163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	553	548
Processor Number	4309Y	D-1541
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
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	2667 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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	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® 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)