Intel Xeon D-1540 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon D-1540 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2015 and belongs to the 1 generation of the Intel Xeon D series. To use the Intel Xeon D-1540, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1667 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon D-1540
Family: Intel Xeon D
Group: Intel Xeon D-1500
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon D-1540 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-1540 is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.6 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.0 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2133
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon D-1540 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1667
L2-Cache: 12.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Broadwell
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q4/2015
Release price: 594 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
10163
10163
Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
10145
10145
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
10061
10061
Intel Xeon W-2125
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
10031
10031
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
9980
9980

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
5221
5221
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
5220
5220
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
5214
5214
Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
5207
5207
Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
5189
5189

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
4687
4687
Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
4682
4682
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
4663
4663
Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
4637
4637
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
4620
4620

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
866
866
Intel Core i5-8200Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
858
858
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
837
837
Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
821
821
Intel Xeon D-1527
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
821
821

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
741
741
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
740
740
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
736
736
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
735
735
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
735
735