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.

 

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: 2207 vs 1956
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13624 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 2207 vs 1956
PassMark - CPU mark 13624 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
2207
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7990
13624
Name Intel Xeon D-2712T Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1956 2207
PassMark - CPU mark 7990 13624
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)