Xeon 6756E vs D-1540

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1540 and Xeon 6756E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1055	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.80	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	13.27	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	9 March 2015 (9 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$581	$8,428

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1540 and Xeon 6756E 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)	128
Threads	16	128
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	12 MB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1540 and Xeon 6756E 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)	2
Socket	FCBGA1667	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon 6756E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon D-1540 and Xeon 6756E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon 6756E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon 6756E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon 6756E.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	88
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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 March 2015	3 June 2024
Physical cores	8	128
Threads	16	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	225 Watt

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