Intel Xeon E7 8870 vs Intel Xeon D 1540

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon D 1540 with 8 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E7 8870 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 1.5MB)

Intel Xeon D 1540 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR3 vs DDR3)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (45W vs 130W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E7 8870

369

Intel Xeon D 1540 +126%

834

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E7 8870

3059

Intel Xeon D 1540 +46%

4483

Intel Xeon E7 8870

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Intel Xeon D 1540

General Parameters

Apr 2011

Release Date

Mar 2015

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EX

Core Architecture

Broadwell

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

Intel BGA 1667

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)

Generation

Xeon D (Broadwell-DE)

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

3.2 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

Intel BGA 1667

130 W

Power Consumption

45 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

80 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

513 mm²

Die Size

246 mm²

FC-LGA10

Package

FC-BGA14C

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.6 GHz

10

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

16

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

18.0

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

1.5 MB per core

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3,

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

24

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