Intel Xeon D-2146NT vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2146NT and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2 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-2146NT

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2146NT

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
15.9x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 32.23 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1802 vs 1547
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11736 vs 2371

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 32.23 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1802 vs 1547
PassMark - CPU mark	11736 vs 2371

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 80 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2146NT
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1802

1547

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11736

2371

Name	Intel Xeon D-2146NT	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1802	1547
PassMark - CPU mark	11736	2371
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5828

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2146NT	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'18	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1155	1136
Processor Number	D-2146NT	E3-1220LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	512 GB	32.23 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	17 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	>	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	1S 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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® Fast Memory Access
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)