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

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
10100
10100
Intel Core i5-1145G7
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
10082
10082
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
10061
10061
Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
10039
10039
Intel Xeon Silver 4110
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
10037
10037

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 i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
4674
4674
Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
4665
4665
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
4663
4663
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
4647
4647
Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
4637
4637

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
837
837
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
837
837
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
837
837
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
837
837
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
837
837

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-2500
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
737
737
Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
737
737
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