Xeon E3-1230 vs D-1540

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E3-1230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1069	1605
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.84	0.98
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	13.27	3.82
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	9 March 2015 (9 years ago)	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$581	$428

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1540 has 190% better value for money than Xeon E3-1230.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E3-1230 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	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	69 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	1,160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E3-1230 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
Socket	FCBGA1667	LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E3-1230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
GPIO	+	no data
FDI	no data	-
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E3-1230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E3-1230 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E3-1230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E3-1230.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	24	20
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	3.23
Recency	9 March 2015	3 April 2011
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt

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