Intel Xeon D-1540 vs Intel Core i7-2600

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,040

Rank #842

vs
4,846

Rank #998

5,040
4,846

Xeon D-1540 wins by 3.8% (Rank #842 vs #998)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,909

Rank #999

vs
4,919

Rank #996

4,909
4,919

Core i7-2600 wins by 0.2% (Rank #999 vs #996)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,236

Rank #499

vs
4,736

Rank #923

5,236
4,736

Xeon D-1540 wins by 9.5% (Rank #499 vs #923)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,819

Rank #512

vs
4,630

Rank #884

4,819
4,630

Xeon D-1540 wins by 3.9% (Rank #512 vs #884)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,830

Rank #528

vs
4,657

Rank #774

4,830
4,657

Xeon D-1540 wins by 3.6% (Rank #528 vs #774)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,789

Rank #591

vs
4,625

Rank #896

4,789
4,625

Xeon D-1540 wins by 3.4% (Rank #591 vs #896)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon D-1540 Core i7-2600 Diff
Cores
8
4
+50%
Threads
16
8
+50%
Base Frequency
2,000 MHz
3,400 MHz
-41.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
2,600 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
20x
--
L1 Cache
512 KB
--
L2 Cache
2 MiB
--
L3 Cache
12 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
21 GB/s
+33.9%
PCIe Lanes
24
16
+33.3%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
95 W
52.6% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon D-1540 Core i7-2600
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series D-1500 --
Model Number D-1540 i7-2600
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 6 --
Socket BGA 1667 LGA1155
Package FCBGA-1667 --
Memory Type DDR4-2133 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Market Segment Server --
Release Price $581.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Xeon D-1540
Intel
Core i7-2600
Intel

Family

Xeon D-1540
Xeon
Core i7-2600
--

Series

Xeon D-1540
D-1500
Core i7-2600
--

Model Number

Xeon D-1540
D-1540
Core i7-2600
i7-2600

Microarchitecture

Xeon D-1540
Broadwell
Core i7-2600
--

Core Name

Xeon D-1540
Broadwell
Core i7-2600
--

Core Family

Xeon D-1540
6
Core i7-2600
--

Core Model

Xeon D-1540
6
Core i7-2600
--

Socket

Xeon D-1540
BGA 1667
Core i7-2600
LGA1155

Package

Xeon D-1540
FCBGA-1667
Core i7-2600
--

Memory Type

Xeon D-1540
DDR4-2133
Core i7-2600
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Xeon D-1540
Yes
Core i7-2600
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon D-1540
3.0
Core i7-2600
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon D-1540
x16, x8, x4
Core i7-2600
up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Market Segment

Xeon D-1540
Server
Core i7-2600
--

Release Price

Xeon D-1540
$581.00
Core i7-2600
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon D-1540
Yes
Core i7-2600
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon D-1540 Core i7-2600
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 246.24 mm² --
Transistor Count 3.20 billion --
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon D-1540
14 nm
Core i7-2600
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon D-1540
246.24 mm²
Core i7-2600
--

Transistor Count

Xeon D-1540
3.20 billion
Core i7-2600
--

Manufacturer

Xeon D-1540
Intel
Core i7-2600
--

Technology

Xeon D-1540
CMOS
Core i7-2600
--

Word Size

Xeon D-1540
64-bit
Core i7-2600
64-bit

ISA

Xeon D-1540
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-2600
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon D-1540 Core i7-2600
GPU -- HD Graphics 2000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1350 MHz

GPU

Xeon D-1540
--
Core i7-2600
HD Graphics 2000

GPU Designer

Xeon D-1540
--
Core i7-2600
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon D-1540
--
Core i7-2600
1350 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon D-1540 Core i7-2600
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64