Intel Xeon D 1540 vs Intel Xeon E3 1235

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon D 1540 with 8 cores 2GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1235 with 4 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon D 1540 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (45W vs 95W)

Intel Xeon E3 1235 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR3 vs DDR3)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 1.5MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon D 1540 +33%

834

Intel Xeon E3 1235

626

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon D 1540 +112%

4483

Intel Xeon E3 1235

2110

Intel Xeon D 1540

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Intel Xeon E3 1235

General Parameters

Mar 2015

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Broadwell

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

Intel BGA 1667

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Intel HD P3000

Xeon D (Broadwell-DE)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

3.2 billions

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

Intel BGA 1667

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

45 W

Power Consumption

95 W

80 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

Intel

246 mm²

Die Size

216 mm²

FC-BGA14C

Package

FC-LGA10

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

20.0

Multiplier

32.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

1.5 MB per core

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3,

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

24

PCIe Lanes

16

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