Intel Xeon D-2123IT vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2123IT and Intel Xeon Silver 4116 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-2123IT

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2123IT

Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1734 vs 1675

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1734 vs 1675

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25538 vs 6673

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25538 vs 6673

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2123IT
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4116

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1734

1675

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6673

25538

Name	Intel Xeon D-2123IT	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
PassMark - Single thread mark	1734	1675
PassMark - CPU mark	6673	25538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6192

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2123IT	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'18	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1311	1318
Processor Number	D-2123IT	4116
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,121.16
Value for money (0-100)		4.01
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0	2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		16896 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	85 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	>
Scalability	1S Only	2S
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
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	1
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)