Intel Xeon D-2141I vs Intel Xeon E5-2690

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2141I and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon D-2141I

Intel Xeon E5-2690

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2141I

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 384 GB
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1713 vs 1679

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1713 vs 1679

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16793 vs 12117

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16793 vs 12117

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2141I
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1713

1679

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12117

16793

Name	Intel Xeon D-2141I	Intel Xeon E5-2690
PassMark - Single thread mark	1713	1679
PassMark - CPU mark	12117	16793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		253.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		42.625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2141I	Intel Xeon E5-2690
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'18	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1302	1308
Processor Number	D-2141I	E5-2690
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$397
Price now		$159
Value for money (0-100)		25.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.0 °C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	>
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
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
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)