Xeon D-1541 vs E5 1680 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5 1680 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
8.95
+41.8%
Xeon D-1541
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
6.31

Xeon E5 1680 v4 outperforms Xeon D-1541 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon D-1541 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8651070
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.952.84
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency6.0513.27
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723$581

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1541 has 46% better value for money than Xeon E5 1680 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon D-1541 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier3421
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C80 °C
Number of transistors3,400 million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon D-1541 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon D-1541. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon D-1541 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 E5-1680 v4 and Xeon D-1541 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon D-1541. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon D-1541.

PCIe version3.02.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes4024
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data6
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data+
UARTno data+

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.95 6.31
Recency 20 June 2016 1 November 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5 1680 v4 has a 41.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

Xeon D-1541, on the other hand, has 211.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5 1680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1541 in performance tests.


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