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Intel Xeon D-1541
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon D-1541 based on its performance.
See full details Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 vs D-1541 |
Released April, 2013
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
- 1.8 GHz
- Quad core
5.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
 | Much better performance per dollar 0.95 pt/$ | | Lower typical power consumption 20.31W |
| | Much better performance per watt 9.46 pt/W | | Lower annual home energy cost 6.02 $/year |
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Released October, 2015
Intel Xeon D-1541
- 2.1 GHz
- Octa core
5.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the D-1541
| | Higher clock speed 2.1 GHz | | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
| | More cores 8 | | More threads 16 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E3-1230L v3 vs D-1541 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 5.6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better performance per dollar | 0.95 pt/$ | vs | 0.37 pt/$ | More than 2.5x better performance per dollar | |||
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| Lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 36.56W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 9.46 pt/W | vs | 4.72 pt/W | More than 2x better performance per watt | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 10.84 $/year | Around 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 39.42 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.1 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 16 | vs | 8 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Better PassMark score | 11,333 | vs | 7,207 | More than 55% better PassMark score | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2015 | vs | Apr, 2013 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.1 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Supports more RAM | 131,072 MB | vs | 32,768 MB | Supports 4x more RAM | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.1 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1230L v3 vs D-1541
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1230L v3 | vs | D-1541 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 25W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 9.46 pt/W | 4.72 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 20.31W | 36.56W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | FSB | |
| Number of links | 0 | 1 | |
details | Xeon E3-1230L v3 | vs | D-1541 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 16 | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 14 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 131,072 MB | |
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