Xeon D-1548 vs 3 N355
Aggregate performance score
Core 3 N355 outperforms Xeon D-1548 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1048 | 1169 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.41 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon D |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.01 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 1 November 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $555 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 1.5 MB (per core) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246.24 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1264 | FCBGA1667 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| GPIO | + | + |
Security technologies
Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 | DDR4, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Graphics | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.35 GHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 32 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 24 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.2 | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 6 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.82 | 5.67 |
| Recency | 1 January 2025 | 1 November 2015 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
3 N355 has a 20.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 years.
Xeon D-1548, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
The Core 3 N355 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1548 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 3 N355 is a notebook processor while Xeon D-1548 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 3 N355 and Xeon D-1548, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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