i7-6700 vs Xeon D-1540

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1069	1221
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.84	1.09
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Core i7 (Desktop)
Power efficiency	13.20	7.37
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	9 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 July 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$581	$303

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1540 has 161% better value for money than i7-6700.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	20	34
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	122 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
GPIO	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 530
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.15 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and Core i7-6700.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.31	5.09
Recency	9 March 2015	1 July 2015
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

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