Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs D-1541

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1541
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
6.34
+127%
Xeon E5-2609 v3
2014
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
2.79

Xeon D-1541 outperforms Xeon E5-2609 v3 by a whopping 127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E5-2609 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10571679
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.76no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency13.333.11
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date1 November 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-1541 and Xeon E5-2609 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)
Threads166
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size246.24 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E5-2609 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)2
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E5-2609 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
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-1541 and Xeon E5-2609 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E5-2609 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E5-2609 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4-1600
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s51 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1541 and Xeon E5-2609 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-1541 6.34
+127%
Xeon E5-2609 v3 2.79

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-1541 10064
+127%
Xeon E5-2609 v3 4430

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-1541 806
+31.9%
Xeon E5-2609 v3 611

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-1541 4569
+67.7%
Xeon E5-2609 v3 2724

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.34 2.79
Recency 1 November 2015 8 September 2014
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 6
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon D-1541 has a 127.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 88.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1541 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2609 v3 in performance tests.


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