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.

 

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 1225 1228
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)