Intel Xeon D-2712T vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2712T and Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon D-2712T

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2712T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1956
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13623 vs 7990

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206 vs 1956
PassMark - CPU mark	13623 vs 7990

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2712T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1956

2206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7990

13623

Name	Intel Xeon D-2712T	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956	2206
PassMark - CPU mark	7990	13623
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		888
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6851

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2712T	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'22	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1229	1249
Processor Number	D-2712T	E5-1660V4
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
L3 cache	15 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	52.5 x 45mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA2579	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
USB revision	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)