Xeon 6740E vs D-1571

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1571 and Xeon 6740E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	38
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.92
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	no data	18.15
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	24 February 2016 (8 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,222	$5,265

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1571 and Xeon 6740E 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	96
Threads	32	96
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	13	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	84 °C
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1571 and Xeon 6740E 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	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1571 and Xeon 6740E. 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-1571 and Xeon 6740E 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-1571 and Xeon 6740E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1571 and Xeon 6740E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 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-1571 and Xeon 6740E.

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	24 February 2016	3 June 2024
Physical cores	16	96
Threads	32	96
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	250 Watt

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