Intel Xeon Silver 4314 vs Intel Xeon D-1541

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4314 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 4314

Intel Xeon D-1541

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.40 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 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2112 vs 1703
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44608 vs 10024

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.40 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	2112 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	44608 vs 10024

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1541

3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 135 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4314
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1541

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2112

1703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44608

10024

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon D-1541
PassMark - Single thread mark	2112	1703
PassMark - CPU mark	44608	10024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3022
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon D-1541
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$694 - $705
Place in performance rating	636	633
Processor Number	4314	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 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
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)	135 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)