Intel Xeon D-2166NT vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2166NT 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-2166NT

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2166NT

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
20 more threads: 24 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: 1751 vs 1505
6.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15105 vs 2248

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 32.23 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751 vs 1505
PassMark - CPU mark	15105 vs 2248

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
5x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 85 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2166NT
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1751

1505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15105

2248

Name	Intel Xeon D-2166NT	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751	1505
PassMark - CPU mark	15105	2248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5828

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2166NT	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'18	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1222	1226
Processor Number	D-2166NT	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	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	24	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)	85 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)