Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs D-1540

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1540
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
6.33
Xeon E5-1650 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
6.59
+4.1%

Xeon E5-1650 v3 outperforms Xeon D-1540 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10581037
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.73no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency13.264.44
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$581no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size246.24 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E5-1650 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E5-1650 v3 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 E5-1650 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E5-1650 v3.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2440
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no 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.


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.

Xeon D-1540 6.33
Xeon E5-1650 v3 6.59
+4.1%

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.

Xeon D-1540 10025
Xeon E5-1650 v3 10425
+4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon D-1540 601
Xeon E5-1650 v3 1209
+101%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon D-1540 4464
Xeon E5-1650 v3 5499
+23.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.33 6.59
Recency 9 March 2015 8 September 2014
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon D-1540 has an age advantage of 6 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 211.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-1650 v3, on the other hand, has a 4.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon D-1540 and Xeon E5-1650 v3.


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