Intel Xeon D-2123IT vs Intel Xeon E7-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2123IT and Intel Xeon E7-8870 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.

Intel Xeon D-2123IT

Intel Xeon E7-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2123IT

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1710 vs 1110

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1710 vs 1110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
8x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 512 GB
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25895 vs 6660

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25895 vs 6660

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2123IT
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1710

1110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6660

25895

Name	Intel Xeon D-2123IT	Intel Xeon E7-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1710	1110
PassMark - CPU mark	6660	25895

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2123IT	Intel Xeon E7-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Westmere EX
Launch date	Q1'18	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1437	1439
Processor Number	D-2123IT	E7-8870
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of threads	8	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		513 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		30720 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Transistor count		2600 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	130 Watt
Package Size		49.17mm x 56.47mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	>
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)